Common Sense Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Common Sense? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In which countries, according to Thomas Paine, do the churches prevent people from reading the Bible for themselves?


"Popish countries"
"Tyrannical wastelands"
"Spiritual Swamplands"
"Eastern European Dictatorships"
Q. Why do the English hold onto their nonsensical political system?


Commitment to Lying
National Pride
Too much to lose
Pure Corruption
Q. Why will the rest of the world want to see America become a free country?


Because they wanna' stick it to the Brits
Because they believe in the cause of freedom
Because they hope it inspires their own people to rebel
So they can trade more easily with it
Q. What types of countries tend not to have civil wars in Paine's mind?


Dictatorships
Republics
Countries with common enemies
Agrarian Countries
Q. For America, what will be a spinoff benefit of going to war with Britain?


It'll create a widespread sense of hatred
The Americans will be able to loot all of the British buildings in America
Americans will get to try out their new guns
Everyone will have something to do