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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through United States and the Second World War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who delivered the speech "Before the Diet of Worms"?
(a) Victor Hugo.
(b) John Calvin.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) St. Francis.

2. Who delivered the speech "Our Government" one hundred and fifty years after the first Congress of the U.S. met?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Charles Evans Hughes.
(c) Anthony Eden.
(d) Thomas Dewey.

3. According to the speech "Speaking for the Consumer", what percentage is the middle class worker and consumer?
(a) 80%
(b) 60%
(c) 50%
(d) 70%

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

5. According to Charles James Fox, what was Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) A lover of money.
(b) A lover of England.
(c) A lover of hiking.
(d) A lover of military glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fulton Sheen, who said "We are becoming a warlike nation--that is to say, one endowed to a higher degree with virtues of obedience, sacrifice, and dedication to country"?

2. Who renounced all worldliness and led a life of self-denial and religious devotion, preaching the gospel to the rich and poor?

3. According to the speech, "A Grave Situation", how many years did the British Fleet control the Atlantic Ocean?

4. According to the speech "American Labor", what was the best market for American agriculture?

5. According to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, what still offered her bounty, and human efforts multiplied it?

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