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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Robert Emmet.
(c) David Lloyd George.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

2. In what year was "On the Crown" written?
(a) 330 B.C.
(b) 344 B.C.
(c) 540 B.C.
(d) 330 A.D.

3. Who was that first Secretary of Treasury that was killed in a duel?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Madison.

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

5. Who was known as a militant and nick-named "The Tiger"?
(a) Leon Trotsky.
(b) Georges Clemenceau.
(c) Otto Van Bismarck.
(d) Alexander Kerensky.

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

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

8. Who wrote about Phillip's "violation of the peace"?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Cato the Elder.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Socrates.

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

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

11. Who delivered a speech over the dead body of Caesar in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
(a) Marc Antony.
(b) Caius Cassius.
(c) Decius Brutus.
(d) Marcus Brutus.

12. What significant event of the American Revolution did Maverick, Gray, Caldwell, Attucks and Carr die?
(a) The midnight ride.
(b) The Boston Massacre.
(c) The Boston Tea Party.
(d) The Boston Battle.

13. Who was interested in politics, but placed social reforms before political independence?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore.
(b) Jan C. Smuts.
(c) Mohandas Ghandi.
(d) Sun Yat-sen.

14. According to William Green's "Modern Trade Unionism", what should not be the heritage of any limited group?
(a) Education.
(b) Trade.
(c) Culture.
(d) Wisdom.

15. What country was Warren Hastings the British governor?
(a) Honduras.
(b) Brazil.
(c) India.
(d) Haiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was convicted of bribery?

2. According to a speech by Jan C. Smuts, what was wanted by the world?

3. According to the speech "American Labor", what was the best market for American agriculture?

4. Who was a radical advocate during the Reign of Terror that inspired the National Assembly and people to fight the enemies of the Revolution?

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

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