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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, Apotheosis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Churchill win his soldiers' respect and affection?
(a) Through his humor.
(b) Through his aggressive tactics.
(c) Through his motivational speeches.
(d) Through his displays of total indifference to danger.

2. What other country besides Britain was aligned with Poland?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) United States.

3. In the beginning, the author views Churchill as:
(a) A fanatic.
(b) A dictator.
(c) An extrovert.
(d) A relic.

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

5. What did Churchill demand to double two times over?
(a) Parliamentary salary.
(b) Air Staff.
(c) Army reserves.
(d) Military spending.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which appointment brought Churchill to the forefront of Britain's involvement in Europe's growing military confrontation?

2. As a youth Churchill enjoyed:

3. What fuel did the Queen Elizabeth class of fast battleships run on?

4. What was the "Battle of Britain"?

5. In the century since Trafalgar, who had been the unchallenged Mistress of the Seas?

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