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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the speech "Funeral Orations" the speaker addressed which group of people first?
(a) The forefathers.
(b) The sons.
(c) The victims.
(d) The barbarians.

2. Who believed that the Canadian people entered WWII on their own free will?
(a) Clement R. Attlee.
(b) Anthony Eden.
(c) W.L. Mackenzie King.
(d) Winston Churchill.

3. Who was the United States' representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission and was a valuable presidential adviser?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Harry S. Truman.
(c) Norman Thomas.
(d) Bernard M. Baruch.

4. According to the speech "An Independent Policy", what was always replaced by propaganda in time of war?
(a) Brotherhood.
(b) Truth.
(c) Unity.
(d) Peace.

5. How old was Voltaire when he died?
(a) 74 years old.
(b) 85 years old.
(c) 64 years old.
(d) 84 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a great speaker and debater that was opposed to The League of Nations?

2. In the speech "Farewell to the Old Guard", how many years had the speaker accompanied the soldiers on their road to "honor and glory"?

3. Who was the thirty-first President of the U.S. that delivered a speech on the Bill of Rights on Constitution Day?

4. According to John Bright, what law was very unsettled or bad?

5. Who was a Puritan theologian that was famous for his sermons on sin, hell and punishment?

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