View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following was not included by Paine in the list of things that commerce led to?
(a) Structure.
(b) Cordiality.
(c) Prosperity.
(d) Peace.

2. As mentioned in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what year did the Glorious Revolution take place?
(a) 1688.
(b) 1692.
(c) 1690.
(d) 1686.

3. In Of Society and Civilization, what point did Paine make about social order?
(a) It did not exist before government, but it would exist if government was abolished.
(b) It existed before government and it would exist if government was abolished.
(c) It would be stronger if government was abolished.
(d) It would be just as strong if government was abolished.

4. According to Paine in Of Constitutions, how many representative bodies should a government have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it about George Washington, the first American President, that Paine thought put all of the kings to shame?

2. How did Paine describe the monarchical government that the American Constitution avoided in Of Constitutions?

3. How did the Peers become rich?

4. What did Paine say about the elderly in the workhouse in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

5. What was the compact between the people of the United States that Paine mentioned in Of Constitutions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Paine's objection to the Articles of Confederation?

3. Why did Paine support commerce and universal trade in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

4. Based on the information provided in Of Constitutions, how did the American Constitution avoid the same mistakes made by the monarchical governments?

5. Which two functions did Paine divide governments into in Of Constitutions?

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

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

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

9. As discussed in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, what effect would a possible alliance with France have for England?

10. How did Paine define the old governments and the new governments in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 761 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample