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

2. In a speech in June 1941, Churchill said, "The British are the only people who like to be told....
(a) ....that all is well."
(b) ...that they will win."
(c) ....how bad things are."
(d) ...whom their enemies are."

3. The author believes Churchill looks:
(a) Unsoldierly.
(b) Dignified.
(c) Dapper.
(d) Heroic

4. What was the Enchantress?
(a) The Queen's airplane.
(b) Churchill's airplane.
(c) A doomed battleship.
(d) The Admiralty yacht.

5. What fuel did the Queen Elizabeth class of fast battleships run on?
(a) Nuclear.
(b) Wood.
(c) Coal.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. After learning of an outbreak of fighting in Northwest India, whom did Churchill telegraph to ask to join his military expedition?

2. What kind of shoes did Churchill wear?

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

4. Churchill's life was almost devoid of:

5. What was Hitler's most menacing rearmament measure?

(see the answer key)

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