Question

Read the excerpt below. In England a King hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which, in plain terms, is to empoverish the nation. —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 Based on the excerpt, what does Paine suggest about the king’s actions?

Answer 1

the correct answer is A

Answer 2

Based on the excerpt, we can see that Paine believes the king is there only to make Britain poorer.
He says in the excerpt that the only job a king can do is to make wars and give away money and territories, which in turn leaves the entire nation poor. As you can see, Paine didn't really have a good opinion about the monarch in general.