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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Survey of Speeches by Black Americans and Important Speeches of 1974-1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a Puritan theologian that was famous for his sermons on sin, hell and punishment?
(a) John Calvin.
(b) Jonathon Edwards.
(c) John Hancock.
(d) Patrick Henry.

2. According to Cicero in "First Oration Against Catiline", who was put to death on mere suspicion?
(a) Caius Gracchus.
(b) Caius Marius.
(c) Lucius Opimius.
(d) Marcus Fulvius.

3. Who did Grover Cleveland refer to as a discoverer, dreamer, hero and apostle?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Magellan.
(c) Ponce de Leon.
(d) Meriweather Lewis.

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

5. Who gave the speech known as the "Funeral Oration?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Demosthenes.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Anthony Eden's speech "A Firm Policy", what should the objective of foreign policy be?

3. Who was the leader and Presidential candidate for the socialist party for many years?

4. Who was the director of the laboratories in Los Alamos, NM, where the atomic bomb was perfected?

5. What country was the Volga district the center of attention?

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