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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Churchill left Cuba a full member of:
(a) The Royal Air Force.
(b) The Conservative Party.
(c) The Hussars.
(d) The Sandhursts.

3. Which of the following books did Churchill NOT read during his stay in India?
(a) Gibbons.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Macaulay.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning, the author views Churchill as:

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

3. Who changed Churchill's mind during the Irish Rebellion?

4. Whose needs did Churchill value as much as an employer or landlords?

5. How old was Churchill when he married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jan Smuts and his "bitterenders" introduce the Western world to?

2. What did John Keegan find when he came to New York to study?

3. What was Churchill's social life like?

4. How did Churchill end up leading the 21st Lancers?

5. What first caught John Keegan's attention about Churchill?

6. During the time of increased German and American economic power, what did Churchill support, despite it becoming less popular with his party?

7. What country challenged Britain for dominance on the high seas?

8. What did Churchill do after leaving the Army?

9. Why was Churchill skeptical of expanding British Imperial holdings?

10. What did Churchill learn from his Army experience?

(see the answer keys)

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