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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Churchill saw Britain as the incarnation of it's own:
(a) Bad deeds.
(b) History.
(c) People.
(d) Karma.

2. What did Keegan first find fascinating about Churchill?
(a) Churchill's marriage.
(b) Churchill's wartime speeches.
(c) Churchill's accent.
(d) Churchill's educational pursuits.

3. 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.

4. Who did Churchill have a gut sympathy for?
(a) Peacemakers.
(b) Fighters.
(c) French.
(d) Indians.

5. What was the most memorable episode during Churchill's time at the Home Office?
(a) Jack the Ripper.
(b) Tonypandy.
(c) Peter the Painter.
(d) Georgetown fire.

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

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

8. How old was Churchill when he married?
(a) Fifty-six.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Thirty-four.
(d) Twenty-two.

9. What were Ark Royal and Iron Duke?
(a) Private Parlaimentary residences.
(b) Ship names.
(c) War code-names.
(d) Airplane names.

10. Whose biography did Churchill write?
(a) Queen Victoria's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His brother's.
(d) King George V's.

11. Who was important to Churchill's entrance into military armed services?
(a) Captain James Cook.
(b) Captain Walter James.
(c) General John J. Pershing.
(d) General Robert E Lee.

12. After learning of an outbreak of fighting in Northwest India, whom did Churchill telegraph to ask to join his military expedition?
(a) Gen. Sir William Dymond.
(b) Gen. Sir Charles Bradshaw.
(c) Gen. Sir Francis Bennett.
(d) Gen. Sir Bindon Blood.

13. When fighting the Boers, what happened to the British company Churchill was in?
(a) They got lost during the march.
(b) They were victorious.
(c) They were taken prisoner.
(d) They were caught up in a terrible thunderstorm.

14. What does "remember Tonypandy" refer to?
(a) When Churchill defeated incoming troops.
(b) When Churchill fought for the people's rights at Tonypandy.
(c) When Churchill had to bomb Germany's Tonypandy.
(d) When Churchill had to put troops on stand-by during riots.

15. Whose needs did Churchill value as much as an employer or landlords?
(a) Women and children.
(b) Working man.
(c) His own.
(d) Government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Prince Louis of Battenberg removed from the office of First Sea Lord?

2. What drew Churchill to his wife?

3. What was the first war Churchill was involved in as a soldier?

4. David Lloyd George proposed introducing a supertax on the very rich in a budget named what?

5. During the authors' generation, which party was creating a social revolution?

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