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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of 1914, the casualties for England and France are how many men?
(a) Fifty thousand
(b) Three hundred thousand
(c) Seven hundred thousand
(d) One million

2. Who does Winston name as his private secretary?
(a) Thomas Thatcher
(b) Edward Marsh
(c) Christian Beck
(d) Ralph Standish

3. Jennie arrives in South Africa with what?
(a) Guns for the troops
(b) A horse
(c) A hospital ship
(d) A husband

4. Which country does England enter into a treaty with?
(a) China
(b) Germany
(c) Brazil
(d) France

5. How many cavalry units did the British army have?
(a) 31
(b) 78
(c) 47
(d) 11

6. How long does the voyage to Bombay take?
(a) 3 days
(b) 23 days
(c) 18 hours
(d) 16 days

7. Winston and Clementine move in with whom?
(a) Clementine's aunt
(b) Jennie
(c) Winston's brother
(d) Jennie's sister

8. How much money does Jennie send to Winston for the journey?
(a) 22 pounds
(b) 6 pounds
(c) 90 pounds
(d) 30 pounds

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

10. Winston and Clementine name their first child what?
(a) Elizabeth
(b) Randolph
(c) Mary
(d) George

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

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

13. What becomes Winston's base for his campaign?
(a) The Kent Allistor Ballroom
(b) His mother's country estate
(c) His apartment
(d) The Manchester Midland Hotel

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

15. Winston wants to go where to cover a war?
(a) Crete
(b) Guam
(c) Mexico
(d) Vietnam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in power when Winston joins Parliament?

2. The Belgian king retreats to which city as the Germans push into Belgium?

3. What do Winston and Clementine name their daughter born in 1918?

4. Winston spends time with what friend of Jennie's?

5. Winston wants to use the money from his book for what?

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