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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Coming of War, 1933-1940.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first war Churchill was involved in as a soldier?
(a) Cuban War of Independence.
(b) Mexican/Spanish War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

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

3. What drew Churchill to his wife?
(a) Lack of beauty & forthrightness.
(b) Social status.
(c) Submissiveness beyond imagination.
(d) Intellectual quality & noble sentiment.

4. What did Churchill usually have in his hand?
(a) A hat.
(b) A cigar.
(c) Speech notes.
(d) A book.

5. Churchill's life was almost devoid of:
(a) Friends.
(b) Critics.
(c) Direction.
(d) Purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease took the life of Churchill's father?

2. What event finally helped lift a great weight off of Churchill and paved the way for building his political career again?

3. Which two countries refused to send help during the Turkish advance?

4. Churchill was committed to what idea?

5. Who came to Churchill's aid and helped him during his struggle to regain respect in politics?

(see the answer key)

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