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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. In order to prove the senselessness of Burke's position on the monarchy, what did Paine maintain could not be done to individual rights?
2. As Paine pointed out in the Miscellaneous Chapter, what did Burke think the government had a monopoly on?
3. Why did Paine have an accurate account of the Revolution he discussed in Rights of Man?
4. Which one of the Founding Fathers was intended to receive Marquis de la Fayette's declaration of rights?
5. Which rights did Paine include as ones that the government should guarantee from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the differences in the three forms of government authority that Paine mentioned in Rights of Man?
2. How did Paine indicate his intent for writing the Rights of Man in the second preface?
3. 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?
4. How did the second preface of Rights of Man begin?
5. How did the English people differ with the English government about the French Revolution?
6. According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, what was the purpose of laws?
7. What was the difference of opinion that Paine and Burke had about the Bastille?
8. How did natural rights lead to civil rights in a society?
9. Who did Paine say his audience was in the third preface and what was his response to the backlash his readers were experiencing?
10. What criticism of Burke did Paine include at the end of the Miscellaneous Chapter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe in detail the origin of the natural rights that Paine wrote about. Include an explanation of what the rights were, where they came from, the differences between natural and civil rights and how those rights should be represented in government and society.
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
Explain Paine's reasons for writing Part Two of Rights of Man, what he intended to accomplish with it, Burke's response to Part One, Paine's frustration with the response, and his position of criminal prosecution that was included in the Preface for Part Two.
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