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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act made Churchill one of the best known young men in Britain?
(a) His town square anti-war speech.
(b) Catching a serial killer.
(c) Escape from Boer captivity.
(d) Marrying the Vicar's daughter.

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

3. What did Churchill usually have in his hand?
(a) A book.
(b) Speech notes.
(c) A hat.
(d) A cigar.

4. According to Keegan, Churchill's Dukedom lineage was for years held by what kind of men?
(a) Upstanding and intellectual men.
(b) Serious and stern men.
(c) Carefree and flighty men.
(d) Dishonerable and treacherous men.

5. What was daughter, Mary Soams, description of her mother's nature?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Strict but loving.
(d) Shy but passionate.

6. During the Malakand Expedition, British troops held firm. Which group ran in the face of danger?
(a) Sikh.
(b) Russian.
(c) Jain.
(d) Sepoys

7. Churchill toured Britain, Canada and the United States for 4 months doing what?
(a) Raising money.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Sight seeing.
(d) Campaigning.

8. While in India, Churchill wanted to acquire:
(a) Indian information and knowledge.
(b) Political connections.
(c) A military promotion.
(d) Land maps and military information.

9. Which country chose to make itself the dominant military State?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) United States.
(d) England.

10. Where did Keegan go to study?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

11. What was the Enchantress?
(a) The Queen's airplane.
(b) A doomed battleship.
(c) Churchill's airplane.
(d) The Admiralty yacht.

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

13. What sport did Churchill enjoy playing immensely?
(a) Polo.
(b) Football (soccer).
(c) Cricket.
(d) Rugby.

14. Churchill saw Britain as the incarnation of it's own:
(a) History.
(b) Bad deeds.
(c) People.
(d) Karma.

15. Where did Churchill attend military school?
(a) Eton.
(b) Aldershot.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Sandhurst.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Ark Royal and Iron Duke?

2. What was the first war Churchill was involved in as a soldier?

3. How did Churchill get into good schools?

4. When fighting the Boers, what happened to the British company Churchill was in?

5. What did Keegan first find fascinating about Churchill?

(see the answer keys)

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