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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) Carthage.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Rome.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In the sermon, "On Suffering Persecution", ignominy and what were two opposites?
(a) Envy.
(b) Reputation.
(c) Greed.
(d) Dignity.

8. Who supported non-intervention and national and liberal movements in Europe?
(a) Thomas Babington Macaulay.
(b) George Canning.
(c) John Bright.
(d) Richard Cobden.

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

10. Who was a powerful supporter of Cicero in defeating the conspiracy of Catiline against the Roman government?
(a) Marcus Brutus.
(b) Marc Antony.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Cato the Younger.

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

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

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

14. In the speech "Farewell to the Old Guard", how many years had the speaker accompanied the soldiers on their road to "honor and glory"?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

15. Who delivered the speech "Defense Against the Charges" and ultimately saved the speaker from the guillotine?
(a) Mirabeau.
(b) Robespierre.
(c) Danton.
(d) Marat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What empire did Isocrates tell Greece to resist?

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

3. According to the speech "England's Position", what country gave Belgium an ultimatum?

4. Who was one of the greatest orators of the French Revolution, although the speakers was impaired by a painful stammer?

5. What event inspired the speech known as "Funeral Oration"?

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