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

2. In the opening statement of Richard Nixon's impeachment trial, Barbara Jordan referred to herself as what?
(a) A prosecuter.
(b) A citizen.
(c) An inquisitor.
(d) A hyperbole.

3. What country did Daw Aung San Suu Kyi live?
(a) India.
(b) Bhurma.
(c) China.
(d) Indonesia.

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

5. Who said that the United States now has her second opportunity to make the world safe for democracy?
(a) Norman Thomas.
(b) Henry Wallace.
(c) Dorothy Thompson.
(d) Harry Truman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean?

2. In the speech Dunkirk by Winston Churchill, which country was the aggressor?

3. What country was Warren Hastings the British governor?

4. According to the speech, "I Need Your Confidence", what was France's supreme resource?

5. What empire did Isocrates tell Greece to resist?

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