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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, Parliament, 1900-1910.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the authors' generation, which party was creating a social revolution?
(a) Communist party.
(b) Labour party.
(c) Conservative party.
(d) Whig party.

2. What did Churchill insist on having when his Colonel ordered him to "Summon the Buffs"?
(a) Cannon and grapeshot.
(b) The order in writing.
(c) A gold bonus.
(d) Better trained soldiers.

3. What color was Churchill's horse?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey (white).
(c) Spotted.
(d) Brown.

4. What disease took the life of Churchill's father?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Heart attack.

5. Who was important to Churchill's entrance into military armed services?
(a) General Robert E Lee.
(b) Captain Walter James.
(c) Captain James Cook.
(d) General John J. Pershing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drew Churchill to his wife?

2. Where did the author, John Keegan, grow up?

3. During the Malakand Expedition, British troops held firm. Which group ran in the face of danger?

4. Churchill's mother was a:

5. Whose biography did Churchill write?

(see the answer key)

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