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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Great Britain and Ireland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who delivered the speech "Before the Diet of Worms"?
(a) Victor Hugo.
(b) St. Francis.
(c) John Calvin.
(d) Martin Luther.

2. According to Cicero in "First Oration Against Catiline", who was put to death on mere suspicion?
(a) Caius Marius.
(b) Lucius Opimius.
(c) Caius Gracchus.
(d) Marcus Fulvius.

3. Who was convicted of bribery?
(a) Sir Robert Walpole.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) Sir Edward Grey.
(d) David Lloyd George.

4. According to Hannibal's speech "To His Soldiers", what river was larger and more impetuous than the Rhone River?
(a) Alps River.
(b) Rhine River.
(c) Po River.
(d) Sardinian River.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave the speech known as the "Funeral Oration?

2. Who believed that if everyone understood the facts, no one would question England's involvement in the war?

3. Who delivered the speech "Defense Against the Charges" and ultimately saved the speaker from the guillotine?

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

5. Who wrote that "the decision to dissolve Parliament was based on the best interests of the public"?

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