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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Winston studies for exams at which military school?
(a) Camelot
(b) Sandhurst
(c) Orangey
(d) Excelsior

2. What rank does Winston eventually enter in?
(a) Medic
(b) Cavalry
(c) Infantry
(d) Captain

3. The Parliament season ends with what?
(a) Goodwood race
(b) Christmas
(c) Queen's all in mid-spring
(d) Easter

4. What subject does Winston have trouble with?
(a) Reading
(b) Writing
(c) Arithmetic
(d) History

5. What was the banking center of the world in the late 1800s?
(a) London
(b) Brussels
(c) New York
(d) Zurich

6. The British gave the impression of being which of the following to other groups?
(a) Kind
(b) Generous
(c) Overbearing
(d) Hostile

7. What is considered one of the biggest sins by the British?
(a) Arrogance
(b) Having too much money
(c) Lying
(d) Cowardice

8. Where is the family's country home?
(a) Scotland
(b) Dunkirk
(c) Kent
(d) The French wine region

9. What is Randolph appointed?
(a) Chancellor of the Exchequer
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Ambassador to Brazil
(d) Duke of Kent

10. England is under the rule of which royal person at the time of Churchill's birth?
(a) King Edward
(b) King Henry
(c) Queen Elizabeth
(d) Queen Victoria

11. What does Winston want while he is at school?
(a) To excel in reading
(b) To get a girlfriend
(c) For the others to accept him
(d) For his parents to visit

12. Winston contracts bronchial pneumonia at what age?
(a) 17
(b) 12
(c) 7
(d) 3

13. What is the largest metropolitan area in the late 1800s?
(a) Miami
(b) New York
(c) Berlin
(d) London

14. What career did Churchill have?
(a) Accountant
(b) Doctor
(c) Teacher
(d) Newspaper reporter

15. Churchill likes to read books from what authors?
(a) Swedish
(b) British
(c) American
(d) Russian

Short Answer Questions

1. The most successful years of Churchill's life happen after what event?

2. How old is Winston when his brother is born?

3. In WWI, Churchill believes that the continental armies cannot overcome what?

4. What percentage of miners was British?

5. Churchill is driven out of office over his plans for what?

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