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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Informal Speeches.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said "I think Music has the most mighty, universal, and immediate effect"?
(a) Carl Schurz.
(b) William Schwenck Gilbert.
(c) Sir Arthur Sullivan.
(d) Edward Everett Hale.

2. Who expressed strong admiration for Voltaire?
(a) Napolean Bonaparte.
(b) Martin Luther.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) John Calvin.

3. Who was very prominent in the Bolshevist revolution and reported on a Nazi air attack?
(a) Nikita Krushchev.
(b) Vyacheslav M. Molotov.
(c) Nickolai Bulganin.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

4. According to Roosevelt's speech "Hemisphere Defense for Democracy", what came from the spirit that must be grounded in faith?
(a) Peace.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Nature.

5. In the speech "On His Condemnation to Death", who did the speaker tell the judges to punish?
(a) The king.
(b) The judges.
(c) The Athenians.
(d) His sons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the speech "Loyal Opposition", how many years was it since the Great War in Europe came to an end?

3. In the sermon, "On Suffering Persecution", ignominy and what were two opposites?

4. Who was convicted of bribery?

5. According to the speech "Rendezvous with Despair", what is the only answer to gloomy predictions regarding the growth of the country?

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