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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In proportion to the poor, what kind of taxes did Paine think the Peers should have paid? (from Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations)

Much higher.

Slightly higher.

The same.

Lower.

2.

What did Paine say made actions right or wrong with Burke's flawed line of thinking? (from Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion)

The past.

Speculation.

Stipulation.

The future.

3.

Besides the mutual dependence of man, what did Paine think would drive social order forward? (from Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government)

Varied interests.

Reciprocal interests.

Reciprocal laws.

Varied laws.

4.

How did Paine describe the Declaration of Rights in Observations on the Declarations of Rights? (from Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the National Assembly of France, Observations on the Declarations of Rights, Miscellaneous Chapter, Conclusion)

A fantastic achievement.

An unprecedented event.

An outstanding triumph.

A spectacular accomplishment.

5.

As Paine wrote in Part Two of Rights of Man, what did the American Revolution put into practice for the first time? (from Part the Second, Combining Principle of Practice, Preface and Introduction, Chapter 1, Of Society and Civilization, Chapter 2, Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments, Chapter 3, Of the Old and New Systems of Government)

Less government laws.

More government laws.

Democratic theory.

Realistic theory.

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