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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. Because the English government was undisciplined in Paine's opinion, what were they too preoccupied with?
2. What did Paine think should happen to every bill before it was voted on in a representative style of government?
3. How long after the first part of Rights of Man was Part Two published?
4. What type of taxes did the Peers pay?
5. What word did Paine use to describe the English Constitution in Of Constitutions?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Paine support commerce and universal trade in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe?
2. How did Paine describe the elderly and the children in Europe?
3. Based on the information provided in Of Constitutions, how did the American Constitution avoid the same mistakes made by the monarchical governments?
4. How did Paine describe Republicanism as a response to Burke at the end of Chapter 3?
5. What did Paine think should be done about the Peers in England?
6. How did Paine discuss social order in Chapter 1?
7. Which changes would Paine make to the revenue distribution system of the monarchy?
8. What was Paine's opinion of George Washington?
9. How did Paine end Rights of Man with the optimism of the coming Revolutions and Republics?
10. What was Paine's objection to the Articles of Confederation?
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
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.
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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