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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 delivered the speech "Defense Against the Charges" and ultimately saved the speaker from the guillotine?
(a) Danton.
(b) Mirabeau.
(c) Robespierre.
(d) Marat.

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"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

3. In the speech "On His Condemnation to Death", who did the speaker tell the judges to punish?
(a) His sons.
(b) The judges.
(c) The king.
(d) The Athenians.

4. Who renounced all worldliness and led a life of self-denial and religious devotion, preaching the gospel to the rich and poor?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) St. Francis.
(c) St. Benard.
(d) John Calvin.

5. Who delivered a speech over the dead body of Caesar in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
(a) Decius Brutus.
(b) Marcus Brutus.
(c) Marc Antony.
(d) Caius Cassius.

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. According to Cicero, who had upheld and continued to uphold freedom by zeal and wisdom?

4. Who believed that if everyone understood the facts, no one would question England's involvement in the war?

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

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