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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Center of Events, 1910-1915.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Churchill was taken on the expedition to Northwest India occupying what position?
(a) Calvary.
(b) Correspondent.
(c) Camp chef.
(d) Munitions.

3. When Churchill was first elected to the House of Commons, what was the election nicknamed?
(a) Khaki election.
(b) Boer election.
(c) Pickle election.
(d) Church election.

4. What was the first war Churchill was involved in as a soldier?
(a) Cuban War of Independence.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) Mexican/Spanish War.

5. What famous Churchill line did the author first hear?
(a) "A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. "
(b) "Conquer we must; conquer we shall."
(c) "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. "
(d) "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. "

Short Answer Questions

1. What lineage does Churchill's family descend from?

2. What were Ark Royal and Iron Duke?

3. What act made Churchill one of the best known young men in Britain?

4. David Lloyd George proposed introducing a supertax on the very rich in a budget named what?

5. What kind of student was Churchill in his early school years?

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