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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a great speaker and debater that was opposed to The League of Nations?
(a) William Edgar Borah.
(b) Elihu Root.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Eugene Victor Debs.

2. According to the speech "American Labor", what was the best market for American agriculture?
(a) The people of Europe.
(b) The American Farmer.
(c) The poorer nations of Africa.
(d) American labor.

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

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

5. Who was known as the "Liberator of South America" and was a great military leader and statesman?
(a) Jan Smuts.
(b) Simon Bolivar.
(c) Poncho Villa.
(d) Cortez.

6. According to the speech "Before the Battle of Leuthen, 1757", whose army is twice as strong?
(a) Frederick the Great.
(b) Duke of Bevern.
(c) Prince Eugene.
(d) Prince Karl.

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

8. According to John Bright, what law was very unsettled or bad?
(a) State law.
(b) Trent's law.
(c) Trade law.
(d) Maritime law.

9. According to Mohandas Ghandi, how many inhabitants of India professed the faith of Islam?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 30 million.
(c) 70 million.
(d) 700 million.

10. Who believed that if everyone understood the facts, no one would question England's involvement in the war?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Cardinal Manning.
(c) David Lloyd George.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

11. According to the speech "On the Dissolution of Parliament", who was seized so Colonel Overton might lead the army?
(a) Sir Robert Walpole.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) General Monk.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

12. Who was the leader of the Conservative party and was highly respected for his efforts toward Canadian prestige and unity?
(a) Sir Robert Borden.
(b) Simon Bolivar.
(c) Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
(d) Sir John Macdonald.

13. In what United States city did Sir Wilfrid Laurier defend Great Britain's cause, and support for the Great War?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

14. According to the speech "England's Position", what country gave Belgium an ultimatum?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Germany.

15. Who was the Republican candidate for President in 1944 and said "we have a rendezvous with destiny"?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Charles Evan Hughes.
(c) Thomas E. Dewey.
(d) John L. Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech "Funeral Orations" the speaker addressed which group of people first?

2. Who expressed strong admiration for Voltaire?

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

4. Who wrote about Phillip's "violation of the peace"?

5. Who was a philosopher, diplomat and statesmen that had great abilities in different fields of study?

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