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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cardinal Mercer, who was the most authoritative teacher of Christian Theology?
(a) St. Augustine.
(b) St. Thomas Aquinas.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) St. Benard.

2. What program did Truman state we "keep our full weight behind"?
(a) South-east Asia Recovery Program.
(b) European Recovery Program.
(c) Japan Recovery Program.
(d) Russia Recovery Program.

3. Who was the editor for the Emporia Gazette and won the Pulitzer Prize?
(a) John L. Lewis.
(b) William Allen White.
(c) Clarence Darrow.
(d) Thomas E. Dewey.

4. What was founded on the exploitation of the weaknesses of the human heart?
(a) The Bill of Rights.
(b) The Magna Carta.
(c) The U.S. Constitution.
(d) Nazi propaganda.

5. According to Sir Robert Borden's speech "The Voice of the Empire", how many years had gone by without a threat of their empire?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 25 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech, " A Glory has Departed", who was "a glory" referring to?

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

3. Who said that "a person should seek to be holy on earth in order to achieve rewards in heaven"?

4. Who believed that if everyone understood the facts, no one would question England's involvement in the war?

5. In the speech "To His Troops", Lucius Sergius Catiline stated two armies opposed their progress. Rome was one, what was the other army?

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