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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many Britons suffer from in the possessions?

2. Why is Winston enrolled at a school in Brighton?

3. What is considered one of the biggest sins by the British?

4. England is under the rule of which royal person at the time of Churchill's birth?

5. The British Empire covers how much of the world in the 1800s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the family move to Dublin? Why do they move back to London?

2. What is Churchill's lineage?

3. What is Winston's birth like?

4. What does Churchill tell his country about the fight?

5. What military school does Winston attend? What are his experiences there like?

6. What complications surround the wedding of Randolph and Jennie?

7. Why is Churchill driven out of office the first time?

8. How was someone accepted for posts in the foreign service in the British Empire?

9. What is Winston's experience like at St. George's School near Ascot? Why does Winston stop attending?

10. What are the stages of Churchill's public life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the British Empire in the late 1800s. How powerful was the empire at this time? Why was it so powerful? What changes occurred in the empire during Winston's lifetime that weakened it? Give specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Winston Churchill achieved legendary status in England? What actions or characteristics do you think made him a legend? Do you agree or disagree with this status? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What was Winston Churchill like with his own family? Do you think that he was a good husband and father? Why or why not? Support your answer with specific information and details from the book.

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