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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Canada; South America, South Africa, India and China.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what United States city did Sir Wilfrid Laurier defend Great Britain's cause, and support for the Great War?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

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

3. Who was that first Secretary of Treasury that was killed in a duel?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) James Madison.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

4. 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.

5. Who was probably the outstanding leader of the abolitionist movement and president of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) Martin Van Buren.
(d) William Lloyd Garrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech "Funeral Orations" the speaker addressed which group of people first?

2. Who said that "a person should seek to be holy on earth in order to achieve rewards in heaven"?

3. Who was the Senator of Massachusetts that was probably the most militant advocate of the abolition of slavery in Congress?

4. Who was known as the "Liberator of South America" and was a great military leader and statesman?

5. What country was Warren Hastings the British governor?

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