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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. According to a speech by Jan C. Smuts, what was wanted by the world?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) The ability to conquer.

2. Which territory did Sir Wilfrid Laurier discuss on the floor of the House of Commons?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Washington.
(d) Oregon.

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

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

5. In "In Support of the Oppian Law", where did the statues come from that made their way into this city with hostile effect?
(a) Venice.
(b) Athens.
(c) Syracuse.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writing stated that laws no longer carry any weight with the people who do whatever they please, regardless of what is morally right?

2. Who made a plea to Lord Mayor in 1882 to come to the aid of the Russian Jews?

3. Who was known as a militant and nick-named "The Tiger"?

4. Why were unions first formed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the distinction between legislation and taxation.

2. In the chapter "Great Britain and Ireland", what was the Times newspaper persuading people about?

3. What did Saint Francis say concerning Noah's Ark in the speech "Sermon to the Birds"?

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

5. In the chapter, "Domestic Affairs in the United States", what did John L. Lewis suggest about labor next year?

6. How did Pericles view wealth and poverty?

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

8. Describe Macaulay's view of monarchical and aristocratic institutions.

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

10. Discuss one advantage of modern inventions.

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