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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Depicting the flaw in Burke's way of thinking, what did Paine indicate was being ignored by Burke?

2. Which of the following did Paine speak out against in Rights of Man?

3. As Paine pointed out in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Burke think the government had a monopoly on?

4. How did Paine categorize Burke's speech to the English Parliament?

5. What idea did Burke's views lead to, according to Paine in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation did Paine given in Rights of Man about natural rights and human authority?

2. What was another reason that Paine gave for writing Rights of Man in the third preface?

3. What was the main point in the first preface for Rights of Man?

4. How did natural rights lead to civil rights in a society?

5. According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, what was the purpose of laws?

6. Why was Paine qualified to write about the French's situation accurately?

7. What were the differences in the three forms of government authority that Paine mentioned in Rights of Man?

8. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?

9. What was Paine's explanation of reason and ignorance in the Conclusion of Part One?

10. What caused Thomas Paine to write Rights of Man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paine provided a detailed analysis of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens.

1) Describe the main articles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens and their purpose.

2) Explain which articles best represented Paine's positions and why.

3) Analyze the influence that the articles had in the forming of the laws in France.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Paine provided his suggestions for solving some of England's most significant problems.

1) Describe the exhaustion of the elderly in the workhouse of Europe and Paine's suggestions for improving the conditions for the them.

2) Explain why Paine was concerned about the children of England and the programs he recommended to give them moral instruction and direction.

3) Analyze Paine's budgetary advice for England and how it was designed to solve the problems of the poor, the elderly and the children.

Essay Topic 3

Explain three examples of mistakes that Burke made in his description of the French Revolution, Paine's correction of the mistakes, and what their inaccuracy showed about Burke's opinions.

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