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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, Parliament, 1900-1910.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When fighting the Boers, what happened to the British company Churchill was in?
(a) They got lost during the march.
(b) They were caught up in a terrible thunderstorm.
(c) They were taken prisoner.
(d) They were victorious.

2. Which of the following books did Churchill NOT read during his stay in India?
(a) Gibbons.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Macaulay.

3. What seemed the touchstone of last-gasp Churchillianism?
(a) Control of Aisne River.
(b) Suez Canal control.
(c) Overturn of Nazism.
(d) Overturn of Socialism.

4. After learning of an outbreak of fighting in Northwest India, whom did Churchill telegraph to ask to join his military expedition?
(a) Gen. Sir Charles Bradshaw.
(b) Gen. Sir Bindon Blood.
(c) Gen. Sir William Dymond.
(d) Gen. Sir Francis Bennett.

5. Whom did Churchill marry?
(a) Clementine Hozier.
(b) Elizabeth Bates.
(c) Bernadine Harper.
(d) Caroline Mays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Churchill enjoy playing immensely?

2. The particular regiment that Churchill was a member of enjoyed what social benefits?

3. When Churchill was first elected to the House of Commons, what was the election nicknamed?

4. Where did the author, John Keegan, grow up?

5. Churchill's common dress was:

(see the answer key)

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