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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 was the riskiest move a British Parliamentarian can make?
(a) Voting against his party.
(b) Crossing the floor.
(c) Bidding for re-election.
(d) Freelancing the bill.

2. While in India, Churchill wanted to acquire:
(a) Political connections.
(b) A military promotion.
(c) Indian information and knowledge.
(d) Land maps and military information.

3. Why was Prince Louis of Battenberg removed from the office of First Sea Lord?
(a) Public denounced him as "German".
(b) He was a tyrant.
(c) He asked to be removed due to health concerns.
(d) He leaked important military information.

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

5. During the Malakand Expedition, British troops held firm. Which group ran in the face of danger?
(a) Sepoys
(b) Russian.
(c) Jain.
(d) Sikh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "I think we can generally say today that Hitler's dictatorship is gradually breaking down" before the beginning of WWII?

2. What did Hitler name the German Air Force?

3. Conventional conservatives regarded Churchill as:

4. In 1941, what country's abandonment of neutrality could change the direction of the war?

5. Which child was of sweet nature and high intelligence?

(see the answer key)

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