The World's Great Speeches Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The World's Great Speeches Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Lewis Copeland
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 106 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who believed that we have many things to learn from the West?
(a) Simon Bolivar.
(b) Mohandas Ghandi.
(c) Sun Yat-sen.
(d) Rabindranath Tagore.

2. Who was probably the outstanding leader of the abolitionist movement and president of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
(a) John Calhoun.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) Martin Van Buren.

3. According to Cicero, who had upheld and continued to uphold freedom by zeal and wisdom?
(a) Caius Caesar.
(b) Marcus Fulvius.
(c) Caius Marius.
(d) Lucius Opimius.

4. In the speech "Funeral Orations" the speaker addressed which group of people first?
(a) The sons.
(b) The barbarians.
(c) The victims.
(d) The forefathers.

5. According to Sir Robert Borden's speech "The Voice of the Empire", how many years had gone by without a threat of their empire?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state was organized by people within a region and abandoned slavery?

2. Who was a powerful supporter of Cicero in defeating the conspiracy of Catiline against the Roman government?

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

4. Which territory did Sir Wilfrid Laurier discuss on the floor of the House of Commons?

5. Who was known as a militant and nick-named "The Tiger"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Voltaire's smile mean according to Hugo?

2. Describe the objectives of the Committee for Industrial Organization.

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

4. In the chapter, "Domestic Affairs in the United States", what did John L. Lewis suggest about labor next year?

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

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

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

8. Discuss one advantage of modern inventions.

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

10. What were the social principles outlined by Alexander Hamilton?

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