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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was the Volga district the center of attention?
(a) Soviet Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

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

3. According to a speech Edward Everett, which two men died in the same day?
(a) Adams and Jefferson.
(b) Adams and Washington.
(c) Washington and Jefferson.
(d) Adams and Hamilton.

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

5. Who was a former Governor of New York that attacked religious prejudice in American politics?
(a) Clarence Darrow.
(b) Alfred E. Smith.
(c) William Green.
(d) Fiorello H. LaGuardia.

6. Who was a philosopher, diplomat and statesmen that had great abilities in different fields of study?
(a) John Marshall.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Madison.

7. In a speech delivered on February 3, 1800, who refused to negotiate with Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) Warren Hastings.
(d) William Pitt.

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

9. Who told the troops that men under his command are only his allies?
(a) Leon Trotsky.
(b) Napolean Bonaparte.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Frederick the Great.

10. According the the sermon "On Suffering Persecution", who holds forth to us the immortal crown?
(a) The Queen.
(b) God.
(c) The Prince.
(d) The King.

11. Who advocated for anti-slavery and woman's suffrage and was arrested for voting in a presidential election?
(a) Elizabeth Stanton.
(b) Susan B. Anthony.
(c) Jane Addams.
(d) Dred Scott.

12. According to Cicero, who had upheld and continued to uphold freedom by zeal and wisdom?
(a) Caius Marius.
(b) Lucius Opimius.
(c) Marcus Fulvius.
(d) Caius Caesar.

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

14. Which state was organized by people within a region and abandoned slavery?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Missouri.

15. According to Charles James Fox, what was Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) A lover of hiking.
(b) A lover of military glory.
(c) A lover of England.
(d) A lover of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech "To His Troops", Lucius Sergius Catiline stated two armies opposed their progress. Rome was one, what was the other army?

2. In what year was "On the Crown" written?

3. Who supported non-intervention and national and liberal movements in Europe?

4. What empire did Isocrates tell Greece to resist?

5. Who was known as the "Liberator of Ireland"?

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