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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. What mood was the beginning of the second Preface of Rights of Man written by Paine?

2. As Paine wrote in Rights of Man, what must each generation set for themselves to avoid being servants of the past?

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

4. Challenging Burke's view that the government had knowledge, what did Paine insist that Burke could not prove?

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. Which rights did Paine include in the third preface for Rights of Man?

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

3. Which positive examples of the French Constitution did Paine include in Rights of Man?

4. Which criticism did Paine make about Burke's view of the French Constitution at the end of Rights of Man?

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

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

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

8. How did Paine indicate his intent for writing the Rights of Man in the second preface?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of Constitutions chronicled America's path to Independence and the forming of the Constitution.

1) Describe at least three key events that led to the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.

2) Explain Paine's objection to the Articles of Confederation and if they seem valid in your opinion.

3) Analyze the ratification of the Constitution and how the concerns the people had back then about the document could be applied to current times.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three major differences that Paine and Burke had in their opinions of a hereditary monarchy. Also, include an explanation of what a hereditary monarchy was, the negative effects it had on society, and whether or not you agree with Paine about its absurdity.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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