The World's Great Speeches Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Lewis Copeland
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The World's Great Speeches Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Lewis Copeland
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?
(a) David Lloyd George.
(b) Sir Edward Grey.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Robert Emmet.

2. Who was convicted of bribery?
(a) Sir Robert Walpole.
(b) David Lloyd George.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

3. Who wrote that "the decision to dissolve Parliament was based on the best interests of the public"?
(a) David Lloyd George.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) Emmeline Pankhurst.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

4. Which territory did Sir Wilfrid Laurier discuss on the floor of the House of Commons?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Washington.
(d) Vancouver.

5. According to Smuts, what was the greatest military empire that ever existed?
(a) Persian Empire.
(b) Byzantine Empire.
(c) Roman Empire.
(d) German Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech "Farewell to the Old Guard", how many years had the speaker accompanied the soldiers on their road to "honor and glory"?

2. Who was the editor for the Emporia Gazette and won the Pulitzer Prize?

3. What event inspired the speech known as "Funeral Oration"?

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

5. Who wrote about the need to "repress" women?

(see the answer key)

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