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

2. Who led the famous Pullman strike and identified with the Socialist movement?
(a) William Edgar Borah.
(b) Stephen Wise.
(c) Eugene Victor Debs.
(d) Elihu Root.

3. What country was Warren Hastings the British governor?
(a) Honduras.
(b) India.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Brazil.

4. Who was the leader of the Conservative party and was highly respected for his efforts toward Canadian prestige and unity?
(a) Sir Robert Borden.
(b) Simon Bolivar.
(c) Sir John Macdonald.
(d) Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

5. What event inspired the speech known as "Funeral Oration"?
(a) The Italian War.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) The Persian War.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an outspoken imperialist and pursued the expansion of the British empire?

2. Who was a Puritan theologian that was famous for his sermons on sin, hell and punishment?

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

4. According to a speech by Jan C. Smuts, what was wanted by the world?

5. Who responded to a death sentence for being a heretic in a speech called "On His Condemnation to Death"?

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