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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Paine think the national debt should be paid off in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
(a) One quarter upfront and the rest in installments.
(b) In installments.
(c) Half upfront and the remainder in installments.
(d) All at once.

2. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?
(a) Senseless abomination.
(b) Childish embarrassment.
(c) Ridiculous injustice.
(d) Insulting mistake.

3. How did Paine react to Burke's refusal to respond to Part One of Rights of Man?
(a) He found it frustrating.
(b) He found it cowardly.
(c) He found it surprising.
(d) He found it inexusable.

4. How much of Burke's new work did Paine intend to discuss in Part Two of Rights of Man?
(a) Very little.
(b) A lot.
(c) None.
(d) An average amount.

5. As mentioned by Paine in Of the Old and New Systems of Government, which type of monarchy did Abbe Sieyes prefer?
(a) Generational.
(b) Elective.
(c) Hereditary.
(d) Selective.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following was not included in Paine's description of how America was prospering in Of Society and Civilization?

2. How did Paine indicate the corporate charters destroy rights in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

3. How did Paine describe republicanism in Of the Old and New Systems of Government?

4. Which words did Paine use to depict the costs of the monarchy in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

5. What did Paine think the English's reliance on law by precedence led to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which taxes and regulations did Paine think should be reduced or abolished in England?

2. Which changes would Paine make to the revenue distribution system of the monarchy?

3. How did Paine end Rights of Man with the optimism of the coming Revolutions and Republics?

4. What was the purpose of Congress' original meetings in 1774 and 1775, and what effect did the Declaration of Independence have on America?

5. What was Paine's definition of Constitution in Of Constitutions?

6. What was Paine's opinion of George Washington?

7. What was Paine's plan for paying off the national debt in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

8. How did Paine describe Republicanism as a response to Burke at the end of Chapter 3?

9. What was Paine's opinion of corporate charters?

10. Which countries did Paine think should have a constitution and what would make it work for them?

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