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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. In the speech "To His Troops", where did Catiline say people waited after losing their property?

2. Who said that "a person should seek to be holy on earth in order to achieve rewards in heaven"?

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

4. What empire did Isocrates tell Greece to resist?

5. According to the speech "Speaking for the Consumer", what percentage is the middle class worker and consumer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Bonaparte's speech "On Beginning the Russian Campaign", describe the second war in Poland.

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

4. Describe the bow and arrow of God's wrath according to Jonathan Edwards.

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the proper business of a labor union.

10. Describe the indictment against Mirabeau.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Rabindranath Tagore, a Hindu poet and author from India, discussed the nationalism of India and put social reform before independence in India.

Part 1) Describe Tagore's view on the West.

Part 2) Explain Tagore's viewpoint on other nations and organized power.

Part 3) How did Tagore view nationalism?

Essay Topic 3

Washington was the first President of the United States. Washington overcame many challenges, but asked Americans to step up to other challenges in his farewell speech.

Part 1) What challenges faced early America?

Part 2 )Why did Washington state "I ought to stop" when he discussed the challenges?

Part 3) How did Washington suggest we preserve our nation?

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