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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Domestic Affairs in the United States.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for over half a century and delivered the speech "Live--I am Coming"?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Elihu Root.
(c) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(d) John Marshall.

2. According to the speech "England's Position", what country gave Belgium an ultimatum?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Denmark.
(d) England.

3. In the speech "Funeral Orations" the speaker addressed which group of people first?
(a) The barbarians.
(b) The sons.
(c) The victims.
(d) The forefathers.

4. How old was Voltaire when he died?
(a) 85 years old.
(b) 84 years old.
(c) 74 years old.
(d) 64 years old.

5. What country was the Volga district the center of attention?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Soviet Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was that first Secretary of Treasury that was killed in a duel?

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

3. Who was thirty-six years old and one of the greatest dramatists and orators of his period in Parliament?

4. In the speech "Nationalism in India", how did the speaker feel that the countrymen will truly gain their India?

5. According to Cardinal Mercer, who was the most authoritative teacher of Christian Theology?

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