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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. What empire did Isocrates tell Greece to resist?
(a) The Ottoman.
(b) The Prussian.
(c) The Persian.
(d) The Roman .

2. Who was a powerful supporter of Cicero in defeating the conspiracy of Catiline against the Roman government?
(a) Marcus Brutus.
(b) Cato the Younger.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Marc Antony.

3. According to Charles James Fox, what was Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) A lover of military glory.
(b) A lover of hiking.
(c) A lover of money.
(d) A lover of England.

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

5. Which state was organized by people within a region and abandoned slavery?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sir Robert Borden's speech "The Voice of the Empire", how many years had gone by without a threat of their empire?

2. Who wrote that "the decision to dissolve Parliament was based on the best interests of the public"?

3. According to the speech "England's Position", what country gave Belgium an ultimatum?

4. Who made a plea to Lord Mayor in 1882 to come to the aid of the Russian Jews?

5. Who did Grover Cleveland refer to as a discoverer, dreamer, hero and apostle?

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