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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the speech "To His Troops", where did Catiline say people waited after losing their property?
(a) Athens.
(b) Rome.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Carthage.

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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 John Macdonald.
(d) Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

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

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

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

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

12. What event inspired the speech known as "Funeral Oration"?
(a) The Peloponnesian War.
(b) The Italian War.
(c) The Persian War.
(d) World War I.

13. According to the speech "Speaking for the Consumer", what percentage is the middle class worker and consumer?
(a) 80%
(b) 70%
(c) 60%
(d) 50%

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

15. Who was the first non-slaveholding citizen of a free State who won election in the Democratic party?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Martin Van Buren.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mohandas Ghandi, how many inhabitants of India professed the faith of Islam?

2. Who was the Senator of Massachusetts that was probably the most militant advocate of the abolition of slavery in Congress?

3. Who wrote that the House of Commons needed to only pay attention to "British interests"?

4. According to Smuts, what was the greatest military empire that ever existed?

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

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