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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. When fighting the Boers, what happened to the British company Churchill was in?
(a) They were caught up in a terrible thunderstorm.
(b) They were victorious.
(c) They got lost during the march.
(d) They were taken prisoner.

2. Why was Prince Louis of Battenberg removed from the office of First Sea Lord?
(a) He leaked important military information.
(b) He was a tyrant.
(c) He asked to be removed due to health concerns.
(d) Public denounced him as "German".

3. Which house defeated the budget introduced by David Lloyd George?
(a) House of Accounting.
(b) House of Commons.
(c) House of Lords.
(d) House of Planning.

4. How many children did Churchill have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

5. What drew Churchill to his wife?
(a) Lack of beauty & forthrightness.
(b) Social status.
(c) Intellectual quality & noble sentiment.
(d) Submissiveness beyond imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Enchantress?

2. Where did Churchill attend military school?

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

4. Which child was of sweet nature and high intelligence?

5. What did Churchill display that electrifies Keegan?

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