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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which child was of sweet nature and high intelligence?
2. How did Churchill win his soldiers' respect and affection?
3. David Lloyd George proposed introducing a supertax on the very rich in a budget named what?
4. What did Churchill insist on having when his Colonel ordered him to "Summon the Buffs"?
5. Where did Churchill attend military school?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Jan Smuts and his "bitterenders" introduce the Western world to?
2. Whom did Churchill marry and why?
3. Churchill became president of the Board of Trade where he became familiar with those resisting British rule throughout the world. What groups did he admire and which groups did he despise?
4. What was the author John Keegan's initial opinion of Churchill?
5. What things excluded Lord Randolph Churchill from political office?
6. What did Churchill learn from his Army experience?
7. What was the political climate when the author was a young adult in Britain?
8. What did Churchill accomplish while at Sandhurst military school?
9. What did Churchill do after leaving the Army?
10. What was Churchill's social life like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Churchill read voraciously while with the military stationed in India. List and discuss the books and/or authors Churchill read while in India. Discuss why these particular books and/or author were important to Churchill.
Essay Topic 2
Churchill gave a speech on the Army estimates of 1901. This speech was remarkable for three reasons. State and discuss the three reasons.
Essay Topic 3
Churchill was involved in a terrorist episode with leader Peter the Painter. Discuss what happened with these Russian anarchists in this particular episode. Also discuss what Peter the Painter represented during this time.
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