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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through International Affairs and the United States.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Daniel Webster, who erected the government of the U.S.?
(a) The people.
(b) The Indians.
(c) George Washington.
(d) The British.

2. Who was imprisoned during World War 2 for a firm stance taken against India's participation in the war without a guarantee of independence?
(a) Dag Hammarskjold.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(c) Oswaldo Aranha.
(d) Mohandas Ghandi.

3. Who was the first non-slaveholding citizen of a free State who won election in the Democratic party?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Martin Van Buren.
(d) John Adams.

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

5. Who started the Hull House, a famous settlement for Social Service in Chicago?
(a) Booker T. Washington.
(b) Jane Addams.
(c) Stephen Wise.
(d) Susan B. Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was founded on the exploitation of the weaknesses of the human heart?

2. Who was that first Secretary of Treasury that was killed in a duel?

3. What did Winston Churchill say is here now, clear and shining, for both our countries in his "An Iron Curtain has Descended" speech?

4. Who was the Senator of Massachusetts that was probably the most militant advocate of the abolition of slavery in Congress?

5. The arms race was between the United States and what country?

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