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Thomas Paine Quiz

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Though Thomas Paine is best known for his writings in America, he was actually born in what nation?
Spain
England
France
Prussia

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Paine was able to first emigrate to the United States thanks to a letter of recommendation written by what founding father?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
James Madison

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On his horrendous passage to America, Paine fell ill with what sickness that still afflicted him in the new country?
Diphtheria
Cholera
Typhoid
Dysentery

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Paine and most of his colleagues in democratic theory were inspired by the ideals of what philosophical age?
The Reckoning
The Reformation
The Enlightenment
The Realignment

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What is the modern name of Paine's first pamphlet published on the subject of American Revolution?
Sense and Sensibility
The American People
Common Sense
Trials and Tribulations

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When the pamphlet Common Sense was originally published, it bore what title?
Plain Truth
A Common Interest
The King and You
Red and Blue

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Common Sense was originally written by Paine under what pen-name?
An Englishman
Bryce Opett
King George IV
Poor Sam

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Because of the popularity Paine amassed with his pamphlets, he was eventually elevated to what governmental position in America which he was eventually removed from for leaking classified secrets accidentally?
Secretary of State
American Naval Ambassadors Committee
Congressional Committee of Foreign Affairs
The American Department of the Treasury

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After stirring up political trouble abroad, Thomas Paine was imprisoned in what European city until he could be released through James Madison's influence?
London
Barcelona
Nice
Paris

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In one of his later pamphlets, Agrarian Justice, Thomas Paine became one of the first individuals to argue for which of the following concepts in society?
Thomas Paine Quiz
Universal basic income
Minimum wage
Separation of church and state
A national bank

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Which of the following religious beliefs was one that Paine preached and received much criticism for in his later life?
Monasticism
Deism
Arianism
Iconoclism

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Rights of Man was a pamphlet Thomas Paine wrote and published to promote a revolution in what European country?
England
Spain
France
The Netherlands

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When Thomas Paine passed away, he was so unpopular among his fellows that how few people actually attended his funeral?
1
3
6
10

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