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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Great Britain and Ireland.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who said that "a person should seek to be holy on earth in order to achieve rewards in heaven"?
(a) John Calvin.
(b) John Wesley.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Cardinal Manning.

3. 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) Danton.
(b) Desmoulins.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Mirabeau.

4. Who was known as the "Liberator of Ireland"?
(a) Robert Emmet.
(b) Charles Stewart Parnell.
(c) Arthur Griffith.
(d) Daniel O'Connell.

5. In "In Support of the Oppian Law", where did the statues come from that made their way into this city with hostile effect?
(a) Athens.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?

2. Who was thirty-six years old and one of the greatest dramatists and orators of his period in Parliament?

3. According to Charles James Fox, what was Napoleon Bonaparte?

4. Who was convicted of bribery?

5. What country was the Volga district the center of attention?

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