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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. What did Paine think the English's reliance on law by precedence led to?
(a) Abolishment of the law.
(b) Confusion of the law.
(c) Distrust of the law.
(d) Ignorance of the law.

2. How many houses of Congress were part of the Constitution that was ratified at the constitutional convention?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

3. What type of formal government did the frontier areas of America have before the American Revolution?
(a) Very little.
(b) More than they did after the Revolution.
(c) The same as they did after the Revolution.
(d) None.

4. Which part of the English Constitution did Paine cite as a significant achievement?
(a) Magna Carta.
(b) Charter of Liberties.
(c) Bill of Rights.
(d) Petition of Right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Paine describe the idea of bureaucrats managing trade properly?

2. What did Paine say was crucial to a good constitution at the end of Of Constitutions?

3. Compared to previous Revolutions, what did Paine think future Revolutions would be like?

4. What were Paine's thoughts about the idea of nations flourishing on commerce alone?

5. How much of Burke's new work did Paine intend to discuss in Part Two of Rights of Man?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paine respond to objections about Rights of Man?

2. How did Paine describe the elderly and the children in Europe?

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

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

5. How did Paine compare the American Constitution with the constitution of England in Of Constitutions?

6. How did Paine discuss social order in Chapter 1?

7. How was the Constitution passed and what concerns did people have about it at the time?

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

9. How and why were the committees of America formed before the Declaration of Independence?

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

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