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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, A Prime Minister Alone, 1940-1941.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act made Churchill one of the best known young men in Britain?
(a) Catching a serial killer.
(b) Marrying the Vicar's daughter.
(c) His town square anti-war speech.
(d) Escape from Boer captivity.

2. How did Churchill refer to his nanny?
(a) His "Cantacerous Nursemaid".
(b) His "Angel from Heaven".
(c) His "Greedy Governess".
(d) His "Morning Star".

3. Which country chose to make itself the dominant military State?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) United States.
(d) France.

4. What was France supposed to do under Vichy?
(a) Create armaments for Germany.
(b) Attack Germany at all costs.
(c) Show no resistance to Germany at all.
(d) Defend Germany at all costs.

5. What was the House of Commons attitude toward Churchill when he returned to politics?
(a) Fearful indifference.
(b) Outright rebellion.
(c) Studied indifference.
(d) Welcoming friendship.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Churchill most "ill judged" idea during WWII?

3. What group would not accept the deed Churchill and Collins had created?

4. In the beginning, the author views Churchill as:

5. Churchill had an unsurpassed skill for what?

(see the answer key)

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