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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) New York.
(d) Chicago.

4. Who delivered the speech "Our Government" one hundred and fifty years after the first Congress of the U.S. met?
(a) Thomas Dewey.
(b) Anthony Eden.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Charles Evans Hughes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Daniel Webster, who erected the government of the U.S.?

2. According to Cardinal Mercer, who was the most authoritative teacher of Christian Theology?

3. According to a speech Edward Everett, which two men died in the same day?

4. Who wrote about the need to "repress" women?

5. Who did Grover Cleveland refer to as a discoverer, dreamer, hero and apostle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were repeated elections essential for popular government?

2. After WWI, why was a disarmament policy against Germany considered criminal?

3. In the speech "Before the Battle of Leuthen", describe the disasters that concerned the French and Reich army.

4. Describe what constituted unity in Government according to Washington.

5. What did Cromwell feel his duty was to the people of Britain?

6. Describe Edmund Burke's objection of uncertainty of force.

7. Describe the proper business of a labor union.

8. Discuss one advantage of modern inventions.

9. According to Mazzini, describe the role of religion and politics in true society.

10. Explain Mohandas Ghandi's belief that non-cooperation was unconstitutional.

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