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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The European Continent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sermon, "On Suffering Persecution", ignominy and what were two opposites?
(a) Reputation.
(b) Envy.
(c) Dignity.
(d) Greed.

2. In the speech "Farewell to the Old Guard", how many years had the speaker accompanied the soldiers on their road to "honor and glory"?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. How old was Voltaire when he died?
(a) 84 years old.
(b) 74 years old.
(c) 64 years old.
(d) 85 years old.

4. Who told the troops that men under his command are only his allies?
(a) Napolean Bonaparte.
(b) Leon Trotsky.
(c) Frederick the Great.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

5. Who responded to a death sentence for being a heretic in a speech called "On His Condemnation to Death"?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was the Volga district the center of attention?

2. Who wrote about Phillip's "violation of the peace"?

3. Who delivered a speech over the dead body of Caesar in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?

4. Who promised that there would be honor and glory later in the Italian campaign?

5. In what year was "On the Crown" written?

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