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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was probably the outstanding leader of the abolitionist movement and president of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) Martin Van Buren.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) John Calhoun.

2. Why were unions first formed?
(a) To fight for wage increases.
(b) To fight for employer issued uniforms.
(c) To defend workers against wage reductions and unfair treatment.
(d) To fight for healthcare for workers.

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

4. In the speech "Funeral Orations" the speaker addressed which group of people first?
(a) The sons.
(b) The forefathers.
(c) The barbarians.
(d) The victims.

5. According to Cardinal Mercer, who was the most authoritative teacher of Christian Theology?
(a) St. Benard.
(b) St. Francis.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) St. Thomas Aquinas.

6. According to Hannibal's speech "To His Soldiers", what river was larger and more impetuous than the Rhone River?
(a) Rhine River.
(b) Sardinian River.
(c) Po River.
(d) Alps River.

7. According to Isocrates, which war did he believe may be the most famous of Athenian history?
(a) The Italian War.
(b) Athens War.
(c) Persian War.
(d) World War I.

8. Who started the Hull House, a famous settlement for Social Service in Chicago?
(a) Jane Addams.
(b) Stephen Wise.
(c) Susan B. Anthony.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

9. According to the speech "Rendezvous with Despair", what is the only answer to gloomy predictions regarding the growth of the country?
(a) A new social program.
(b) History.
(c) A new employment law.
(d) A new amendment.

10. Who wrote that "the decision to dissolve Parliament was based on the best interests of the public"?
(a) Emmeline Pankhurst.
(b) Sir Edward Grey.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) David Lloyd George.

11. Who made a plea to Lord Mayor in 1882 to come to the aid of the Russian Jews?
(a) Oliver Cromwell .
(b) John Wesley.
(c) Emmeline Pankhurst.
(d) Cardinal Manning.

12. Who was a great statesmen and economist that won world fame as a powerful advocate of free trade?
(a) John Bright.
(b) Thomas Babington Macaulay.
(c) Richard Cobden.
(d) George Canning.

13. Who said that "a person should seek to be holy on earth in order to achieve rewards in heaven"?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) John Calvin.
(c) John Wesley.
(d) Cardinal Manning.

14. Who was convicted of bribery?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) David Lloyd George.
(c) Sir Edward Grey.
(d) Sir Robert Walpole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech "Address at Angostura", what empire was America compared to after their separation from Spain?

2. Which territory did Sir Wilfrid Laurier discuss on the floor of the House of Commons?

3. Who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for over half a century and delivered the speech "Live--I am Coming"?

4. Who was known as a militant and nick-named "The Tiger"?

5. According the the sermon "On Suffering Persecution", who holds forth to us the immortal crown?

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