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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the speech "England's Position", what country gave Belgium an ultimatum?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

2. According to a speech by Jan C. Smuts, what was wanted by the world?
(a) The ability to conquer.
(b) Money.
(c) Peace.
(d) Love.

3. According to Isocrates, which war did he believe may be the most famous of Athenian history?
(a) Athens War.
(b) Persian War.
(c) The Italian War.
(d) World War I.

4. Who was the leader of the Conservative party and was highly respected for his efforts toward Canadian prestige and unity?
(a) Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
(b) Simon Bolivar.
(c) Sir Robert Borden.
(d) Sir John Macdonald.

5. In the speech "To His Troops", Lucius Sergius Catiline stated two armies opposed their progress. Rome was one, what was the other army?
(a) Gaul.
(b) The Greek army.
(c) The Trojans.
(d) Corinth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?

2. In the speech "Nationalism in India", how did the speaker feel that the countrymen will truly gain their India?

3. In the sermon, "On Suffering Persecution", ignominy and what were two opposites?

4. Which writing stated that laws no longer carry any weight with the people who do whatever they please, regardless of what is morally right?

5. Who delivered the speech "Defense Against the Charges" and ultimately saved the speaker from the guillotine?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter, "Domestic Affairs in the United States", what did John L. Lewis suggest about labor next year?

2. Why were repeated elections essential for popular government?

3. Describe the distinction between legislation and taxation.

4. Describe Macaulay's view of monarchical and aristocratic institutions.

5. Describe the war against all nations.

6. What were the commands to the Christian warriors of the Second Crusade?

7. Describe the bow and arrow of God's wrath according to Jonathan Edwards.

8. Describe what constituted unity in Government according to Washington.

9. What was "abstract" liberty?

10. What were Elihu Root's arguments for the League of Nations?

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