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

2. Who was very prominent in the Bolshevist revolution and reported on a Nazi air attack?
(a) Vyacheslav M. Molotov.
(b) Nikita Krushchev.
(c) Nickolai Bulganin.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

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

4. Who responded to a death sentence for being a heretic in a speech called "On His Condemnation to Death"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Demosthenes.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Socrates.

5. According to the speech "Powers of the President", what was the President responsible for?
(a) Declaration of war.
(b) Exploration of new territory.
(c) Occupation of other countries.
(d) Administration of his office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was founded on the principles not to oppress the undefended, nor fear the aggressive?

2. What program did Truman state we "keep our full weight behind"?

3. In a speech delivered on February 3, 1800, who refused to negotiate with Napoleon Bonaparte?

4. Who was a Democratic candidate for President in two consecutive elections, 1952 and 1956?

5. According to the speech, "I Need Your Confidence", what was France's supreme resource?

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