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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. Besides English, which other language was Rights of Man published in?

2. What crucial point did Paine make about power in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

3. In Paine's opinion, what did Burke's position on England's past laws justify?

4. What impressed Paine about the National Assembly in Rights of Man?

5. What happened to responsibility when a country attempted to blend both influences that Paine referenced in the Conclusion of Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paine dispute Burke's opinion of the hereditary monarchy in the Miscellaneous Chapter?

2. What were some of Paine's problems with Burke's views of governmental wisdom?

3. How did the English people differ with the English government about the French Revolution?

4. How did Paine defend the French people against the insulting term that Burke used to describe them?

5. How did Paine describe the main articles in the Declaration of Rights?

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

7. Why did Paine write the Miscellaneous Chapter?

8. How did Paine name the new era that was taking place and the future of the Revolutions at the end of Part One's Conclusion?

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

10. What was the difference of opinion that Paine and Burke had about the Bastille?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dr. Price, the societies mentioned with him in Rights of Man, the rights that he outlined, Burke's objection of his positions and Paine's defense of them.

Essay Topic 2

The first two prefaces for Rights of Man were intended to be read by English and French audiences.

1) Describe the English preface and Paine's goals when writing it.

2) Explain the message that Paine was delivering with the French preface.

3) Analyze the similarities and differences between the English and French prefaces.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the American Constitution with the monarchical government in England, using three examples from Of Constitutions to support your analysis. Specifically, include your assessment of Paine's view of the American legal system and the election process for the presidency.

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