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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who speaks before Winston?
(a) Lloyd George
(b) Phillip Calder
(c) Gresham St. John
(d) David Blair

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

3. Winston spends time with what friend of Jennie's?
(a) Bailey Kronvall
(b) David Gentry
(c) John Earle
(d) Bourke Cockran

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

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

6. Winston wants ___________ to return to active duty.
(a) Lord Fisher
(b) Sir Abbey
(c) Lord Chesterfield
(d) Sir Portman

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

8. Where is Winston's apartment?
(a) Belmont
(b) Hogshead
(c) Whitechapel
(d) Mayfair

9. Winston supports home rule in which country?
(a) Cuba
(b) India
(c) United States
(d) Ireland

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

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

12. In the battle near Omdurman, what does Winston use as a weapon?
(a) Hands
(b) Stone
(c) Pistol
(d) Sword

13. What happens to Winston as he is traveling with a British truck in South Africa?
(a) He is shot
(b) He sees a plane crash
(c) He helps deliver a baby
(d) He is taken prisoner

14. How many European soldiers are mobilized in the first week of WWI?
(a) 6 million
(b) 14 million
(c) 500,000
(d) 22 million

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Turks threaten to blow up which city?

2. Who refuses to serve with Winston?

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

4. Where does Winston hide?

5. What does Winston do to prepare for his speech in Parliament?

(see the answer keys)

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