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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The European Continent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According the the sermon "On Suffering Persecution", who holds forth to us the immortal crown?
(a) The King.
(b) The Queen.
(c) God.
(d) The Prince.

2. Who was a radical advocate during the Reign of Terror that inspired the National Assembly and people to fight the enemies of the Revolution?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Mirabeau.
(c) Danton.
(d) Desmoulins.

3. What event inspired the speech known as "Funeral Oration"?
(a) The Persian War.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Italian War.

4. According to Hannibal's speech "To His Soldiers", what river was larger and more impetuous than the Rhone River?
(a) Alps River.
(b) Po River.
(c) Sardinian River.
(d) Rhine River.

5. Who wrote about Phillip's "violation of the peace"?
(a) Pericles.
(b) Demosthenes.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Cato the Elder.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "In Support of the Oppian Law", where did the statues come from that made their way into this city with hostile effect?

2. According to Isocrates, which war did he believe may be the most famous of Athenian history?

3. In the sermon, "On Suffering Persecution", ignominy and what were two opposites?

4. According to Cicero in "First Oration Against Catiline", who was put to death on mere suspicion?

5. Who expressed strong admiration for Voltaire?

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