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

2. Which alliance did Paine suggest should take place in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

3. What were Paine's thoughts about the idea of nations flourishing on commerce alone?

4. Who did Paine contend that a monarchy was maintained to amuse?

5. What was Burke's opinion of the Peers that Paine disagreed with in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What description of early America did Paine provide in order to prove how a society could maintain itself without government?

4. What was Paine's plan for paying off the national debt in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?

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

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

7. How much time had passed between Part One and Part Two of Rights of Man, and how did Burke respond to Part One?

8. Why did Paine think that America was the only country that could have tried the new form of government he supported?

9. What was Paine's opinion of corporate charters?

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

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

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

Using the information Paine provided in Chapter 2 of Part Two of Rights of Man, compare the origins of the English government with the actions that Paine had observed in the monarchical government. Also, include an analysis of the origin of government in general, the initial intentions of its development and why Paine supported the representative style of government as the best option.

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