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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After India, where is the next scene of action?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) South America
(d) Europe

2. What makes the upper class turn away from Winston?
(a) Jennie's affair with a much younger man
(b) Clementine's affairs while Winston is away
(c) The People's Budget of 1909
(d) His support of the war with France

3. Why is Winston familiar with the terminology and protocol of Parliament?
(a) He has asked the Prince of Wales about it
(b) His father served in Parliament
(c) He observed the last session
(d) He has studied Parliament at Oxford

4. What position does Winston choose in the new government?
(a) Under secretary of state for the colonies
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Secretary of the interior
(d) Ambassador to India

5. Who is in power when Winston joins Parliament?
(a) Sinn Fein
(b) Green Party
(c) Whigs
(d) Tories

6. Which actress does Winston propose to first?
(a) Ethel Barrymore
(b) Abigail Grant
(c) Emma Carlton
(d) Jenna Moyer

7. Where does Winston hide?
(a) A mine
(b) The forest
(c) A hotel
(d) A closet

8. What does Winston do to prepare for his speech in Parliament?
(a) Has a practice run in the Parliament building
(b) Hires a speech coach
(c) He doesn't prepare
(d) Practices in front of a mirror

9. On June 17, 1917, Winston is appointed what?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Secretary of the Interior
(c) Lord of Kent
(d) Minister of Munitions

10. Who opens Parliament on February 14?
(a) Queen Elizabeth
(b) King Edward VII
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Queen Victoria

11. Who is blamed for the lack of munitions by the troops in France?
(a) Churchill
(b) Fisher
(c) Kitchener
(d) Kemal

12. What is Winston pelted with at a rally in Ulster?
(a) Dead fish
(b) Buttons
(c) Bricks
(d) Stones

13. What does Winston ask Asquith permission for?
(a) To stay in Dunkirk until the battle at Antwerp is over
(b) To resign the cabinet and lead the troops
(c) To resign his post and retire
(d) To travel with the Navy to the Baltic Sea

14. Winston wants to use the money from his book for what?
(a) Buying a house
(b) Getting married
(c) A horse
(d) A campaign to Parliament

15. The problem in South Africa arises when what is found at Transvaal?
(a) Diamonds
(b) Emeralds
(c) Oil
(d) Gold

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Royal Commission blame for the Dardanelles?

2. Which side does Winston fight on in the battle?

3. Why was it thought that the upper class made better officers and leaders in the Army?

4. What is Winston recommended for, even though he can't receive it?

5. In the battle near Omdurman, what does Winston use as a weapon?

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