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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does Winston come to see has strategic value that he vows to keep from the Germans?
(a) Berlin
(b) Rome
(c) Antwerp
(d) Cairo

2. The Turks threaten to blow up which city?
(a) Constantinople
(b) Paris
(c) Moscow
(d) Athens

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

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

5. Who does Winston marry?
(a) Clementine Hozier
(b) Victoria Owens
(c) Sarah Jane Blair
(d) Dora Thompson

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many feel that Winston was not comfortable around women?

2. Clementine and the children go where in late August?

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

4. After his return to England, Winston and his Fourth Hussars prepare to go where?

5. Who opens Parliament on February 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Asquith tell Churchill that results in depression for Churchill? Why does this happen?

2. What does Goonie introduce Churchill to? How does this help him?

3. What is the political situation in Europe before WWI? Who is England backing?

4. Why does Winston believe that Antwerp must be held? What does he do to try to prevent the Germans from taking the city? What is the outcome?

5. What does Churchill do once he is out of the government?

6. Why does Churchill receive public criticism during the war? Why is the criticism often unfair to Churchill?

7. Where do the French and German armies meet? What led to this meeting? What was the outcome?

8. What are the German attacks on the British like? Where to they take place in the early days of the war? What is the British response?

9. How many women does Winston propose to? Who does he end up marrying? Why do some people think Winston did not feel comfortable with women?

10. What attitude does Winston have toward money? How does it compare to his mother's attitude on finances?

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