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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. What battleship did the Japanese formally surrender to the United States on?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Washington.
(d) Enterprise.

2. In the speech "Address at Angostura", what empire was America compared to after their separation from Spain?
(a) Persian Empire.
(b) Roman Empire.
(c) Byzantine Empire.
(d) Ottoman Empire.

3. Who renounced all worldliness and led a life of self-denial and religious devotion, preaching the gospel to the rich and poor?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) St. Benard.
(c) John Calvin.
(d) St. Francis.

4. In the speech "Farewell to the Old Guard", how many years had the speaker accompanied the soldiers on their road to "honor and glory"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. Near what city was the facility that manufactured deadly nerve poison that created waste disposal issues?
(a) Cheyenne, Wyoming.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Khe Sanh, Vietnam.
(d) Skull Valley, Utah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a great speaker and debater that was opposed to The League of Nations?

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

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

4. Who told the troops that men under his command are only his allies?

5. Who was arrested on the basis of slanderous materials and eventually was killed?

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