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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John L. Lewis' "The Rights of Labor", what opposed communism?

2. According to Hannibal's speech "To His Soldiers", what river was larger and more impetuous than the Rhone River?

3. According to Sir Robert Borden's speech "The Voice of the Empire", how many years had gone by without a threat of their empire?

4. According to the speech "Bill of Rights", what was only safe by a division of powers and local self-government?

5. Who expressed strong admiration for Voltaire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the war against all nations.

2. How did Pericles view wealth and poverty?

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

4. What was "abstract" liberty?

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

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

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

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

9. What influenced the "new world" according to Charles Hughes?

10. Describe the proper business of a labor union.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Douglas MacArthur was Commander of UN Forces in Korea. MacArthur became critical of government policy and used his own tactics in fighting the war.

Part 1) Explain the four reasons MacArthur felt that the war was necessary.

Part 2) How did MacArthur feel after being relieved of his duties?

Essay Topic 2

Several speeches in the text focused on religion and philosophy. For each speaker, summarize the idea of their speech found in the text.

1) Martin Luther

2) John Calvin

3) Jonathan Edwards

Essay Topic 3

Pericles and Lincoln both gave speeches remembering the dead. Compare and contrast Pericles "Funeral Oration and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"

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