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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Center of Events, 1910-1915.

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 victorious.
(d) They were taken prisoner.

2. What is a Dreadnought?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Airplane.
(c) Battleship.
(d) Britain traitor.

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

4. Churchill was a leader of which political party?
(a) Communist.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Facist.
(d) Republican.

5. Which appointment brought Churchill to the forefront of Britain's involvement in Europe's growing military confrontation?
(a) First Lord of the Temporal.
(b) Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
(c) First Lord of the Admiralty.
(d) Lord Chancellor's Department Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a speech in June 1941, Churchill said, "The British are the only people who like to be told....

2. Which country chose to make itself the dominant military State?

3. What was the Enchantress?

4. How did Churchill win his soldiers' respect and affection?

5. What did Churchill insist on having when his Colonel ordered him to "Summon the Buffs"?

(see the answer key)

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