POP QUIZ ( Life and words of Thomas Paine)

To mark the 275th anniversary of the birth of Revolutionary War pamphleteer Thomas Paine, answer these questions about his life and essays.

1. Where in England was Paine born?
a) Lewes
b) London
c) Sandwich
d) Thetford
2. For a time, Paine was a master stay-maker, with his own shop.  What product did stay-makers produce?
a) Anchors
b) Buttons
c) Corsets
d) Upholstery tacks
3. When did he arrive in Philadelphia?
a) 1770
b) 1774
c) 1779
d) 1800
4. He helped edit this publication.
a) Pennsylvania Magazine
b) Philadelphia Magazine
c) Philadelphia Bulletin
d) Pennsylvania Packet
5. In 1783, Paine bought a home in this city.
a) Philadelphia
b) Chester, Pa.
c) Bordentown City, N.J.
d) New York City
6. True or False : Before he became famous for his pro-independence tracts, Paine advocated the abolition of slavery.
7. In what essay did Paine write, "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind"?
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
8. Name the essay that includes this quote: "A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed.  It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"
9. This quote is from what essay: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on First Principles of Government"
10. And this quote? "We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in."
a) "The American Crisis"
b) "Common Sense"
c) "Rights of Man"
d) "Dissertation on the First Principles of Government"


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Answers : 1. d  ; 2. c  ; 3. b  ; 4. a  ; 5. c  ; 6. True  ; 7. b  ; 8. c  ; 9. d  ; 10. a