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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following books did Churchill NOT read during his stay in India?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Macaulay.
(c) Gibbons.
(d) Plato.

2. Churchill toured Britain, Canada and the United States for 4 months doing what?
(a) Campaigning.
(b) Lecturing.
(c) Raising money.
(d) Sight seeing.

3. What happened to Churchill during his first war as a soldier?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He went AWOL.
(c) He was awarded a Purple Heart.
(d) He was put in a leadership position immediately.

4. During the authors' generation, which party was creating a social revolution?
(a) Labour party.
(b) Communist party.
(c) Conservative party.
(d) Whig party.

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

6. What did Lloyd George and Churchill battle over?
(a) Germany's role in the treaty of Versailles.
(b) How to spend funds.
(c) To win a Parliamentary seat.
(d) Churchill's speeches.

7. The particular regiment that Churchill was a member of enjoyed what social benefits?
(a) World recognition.
(b) Large financial gains.
(c) No parliamentary taxes and secret privileges.
(d) Locally esteemed and emotionally secure.

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

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

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

11. What did Churchill's mother send him while he was in India?
(a) Crates of books.
(b) A monthly stipend.
(c) Boxes of cigars.
(d) Unsupportive letters.

12. Which child later became Churchill's official biographer?
(a) Sara.
(b) Mary.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Winston Jr.

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

14. What kind of student was Churchill in his early school years?
(a) He enjoyed school immensely.
(b) He was always at the top of his class.
(c) He did not attend school until his teens.
(d) He was a terrible student.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When fighting the Boers, what happened to the British company Churchill was in?

2. What kind of child was Churchill?

3. How did Churchill get into good schools?

4. What was the theme of British foreign policy from before Churchill's birth until his early maturity?

5. How did Churchill qualify for his military training?

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