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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of trees did Henry Ward Beecher transplant?
(a) Peach trees.
(b) Magnolia trees.
(c) Walnut trees.
(d) Oak trees.

3. What country was Warren Hastings the British governor?
(a) Honduras.
(b) Brazil.
(c) India.
(d) Haiti.

4. Who was one of the greatest orators of the French Revolution, although the speakers was impaired by a painful stammer?
(a) Desmoulins.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) Frederick the Great.
(d) Mirabeau.

5. Who was the leader and Presidential candidate for the socialist party for many years?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Henry Wallace.
(c) Norman Thomas.
(d) Dorothy Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was an outspoken imperialist and pursued the expansion of the British empire?

3. Who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for over half a century and delivered the speech "Live--I am Coming"?

4. Who was the editor for the Emporia Gazette and won the Pulitzer Prize?

5. Who wrote about Phillip's "violation of the peace"?

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