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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 was Churchill's primary task while serving in India?
(a) Dig fox holes.
(b) Recruit reinforcements.
(c) Patrol for insurgents.
(d) Plan war strategies.

2. How did Churchill qualify for his military training?
(a) Through his elite background.
(b) Through his lineage.
(c) Through his natural-born talents.
(d) Through a tutor and rote military learning.

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

4. What had Churchill been sparked to do during his time in the military?
(a) Write about military strategies.
(b) Retire and move to the country.
(c) Fight for equality.
(d) Remake his political life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Churchill's relationship with his father?

2. Which of the following books did Churchill NOT read during his stay in India?

3. In a speech in June 1941, Churchill said, "The British are the only people who like to be told....

4. Where did Churchill attend military school?

5. When did Churchill return to the Conservative party?

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