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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 known as a militant and nick-named "The Tiger"?
(a) Alexander Kerensky.
(b) Leon Trotsky.
(c) Otto Van Bismarck.
(d) Georges Clemenceau.

2. In the speech "To His Troops", Lucius Sergius Catiline stated two armies opposed their progress. Rome was one, what was the other army?
(a) The Trojans.
(b) The Greek army.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Gaul.

3. According to the speech "On the Dissolution of Parliament", who was seized so Colonel Overton might lead the army?
(a) General Monk.
(b) Sir Edward Grey.
(c) Sir Robert Walpole.
(d) Oliver Cromwell.

4. According to Isocrates, which war did he believe may be the most famous of Athenian history?
(a) Persian War.
(b) The Italian War.
(c) Athens War.
(d) World War I.

5. Who wrote about the need to "repress" women?
(a) Pericles.
(b) Cato the Elder.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Demosthenes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Hannibal's speech "To His Soldiers", what river was larger and more impetuous than the Rhone River?

3. Who delivered the speech "Defense Against the Charges" and ultimately saved the speaker from the guillotine?

4. Who told the troops that men under his command are only his allies?

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

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