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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Informal Speeches.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were unions first formed?
(a) To fight for healthcare for workers.
(b) To fight for employer issued uniforms.
(c) To fight for wage increases.
(d) To defend workers against wage reductions and unfair treatment.

2. Who supported non-intervention and national and liberal movements in Europe?
(a) Richard Cobden.
(b) John Bright.
(c) George Canning.
(d) Thomas Babington Macaulay.

3. Who was a philosopher, diplomat and statesmen that had great abilities in different fields of study?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) John Marshall.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Madison.

4. According to the speech "American Labor", what was the best market for American agriculture?
(a) The people of Europe.
(b) The American Farmer.
(c) The poorer nations of Africa.
(d) American labor.

5. According to the speech "Before the Battle of Leuthen, 1757", whose army is twice as strong?
(a) Duke of Bevern.
(b) Prince Karl.
(c) Prince Eugene.
(d) Frederick the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Smuts, what was the greatest military empire that ever existed?

2. According to Cicero in "First Oration Against Catiline", who was put to death on mere suspicion?

3. According to Douglas MacArthur, what was considered to be a "global threat"?

4. According to the speech "Speaking for the Consumer", what percentage is the middle class worker and consumer?

5. In the speech "On His Condemnation to Death", who did the speaker tell the judges to punish?

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