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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. In a speech delivered on February 3, 1800, who refused to negotiate with Napoleon Bonaparte?
(a) William Pitt.
(b) Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
(c) Warren Hastings.
(d) Oliver Cromwell.

2. Who promised that there would be honor and glory later in the Italian campaign?
(a) Napolean Bonaparte.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Leon Trotsky.
(d) Frederick the Great.

3. Who wrote about the need to "repress" women?
(a) Cato the Elder.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Demosthenes.

4. Who gave the speech known as the "Funeral Oration?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Julius Caesar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Republican candidate for President in 1944 and said "we have a rendezvous with destiny"?

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

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

4. Who was thirty-six years old and one of the greatest dramatists and orators of his period in Parliament?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Mirabeau was facing the charge of treason. Describe the indictment against Mirabeau.

2. Hugo admired Voltaire for many reasons. What did Voltaire's smile mean according to Hugo?

3. Describe the proper business of a labor union.

4. Describe the violation of alliance by Tilsit Russia.

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

6. Why were repeated elections essential for popular government?

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

8. Socrates was sentenced to death for being a heretic and corrupting the youth. What did Socrates question after be condemned to death?

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

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

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