Rights of Man Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How much of Burke's new work did Paine intend to discuss in Part Two of Rights of Man? (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)

None.

A lot.

Very little.

An average amount.

2.

Where was the constitutional convention held? (from Of Constitutions)

Washington.

New York.

Philadelphia.

Jamestown.

3.

How did Paine describe the picture of corporate towns in Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe? (from Ways and Means of Improving the Conditions of Europe, Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations)

Decay, chaos and oppression.

Decay and oppression.

Decay and chaos.

Chaos and oppression.

4.

Which aspect of the government's presumed knowledge could not be accounted for by Burke, according to the listing of his view's problems in the Miscellaneous Chapter? (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)

Its extent.

Its limit.

Its relevance.

Its origin.

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.

Realistic theory.

Democratic theory.

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