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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Churchill's primary task while serving in India?
(a) Recruit reinforcements.
(b) Plan war strategies.
(c) Patrol for insurgents.
(d) Dig fox holes.

2. Where did the author, John Keegan, grow up?
(a) Germany.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) United States.
(d) Soviet Union.

3. What did Churchill choose to promote and protect rather than increase Army corps to compete with France and Germany?
(a) Industrial/commercial strength.
(b) Private military corps.
(c) Royal Navy & industrial/commercial strength.
(d) Royal Navy.

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

5. Which house defeated the budget introduced by David Lloyd George?
(a) House of Planning.
(b) House of Lords.
(c) House of Commons.
(d) House of Accounting.

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

7. What was Churchill's battalion nicknamed while he was commanding the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers?
(a) New Army.
(b) Green Army.
(c) Failsiliers.
(d) Scotties.

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

9. What sport did Churchill enjoy playing immensely?
(a) Football (soccer).
(b) Polo.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Rugby.

10. When Churchill was first elected to the House of Commons, what was the election nicknamed?
(a) Pickle election.
(b) Boer election.
(c) Church election.
(d) Khaki election.

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

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

13. Which child was of sweet nature and high intelligence?
(a) Diana
(b) Sara.
(c) Randolf
(d) Mary.

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

15. Why did Churchill begin to take flying lessons?
(a) He believed aircraft soon would be a weapon of war.
(b) Clementine requested him to take lessons.
(c) He was deathly afraid of heights.
(d) He wanted to become a pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Churchill insist on having when his Colonel ordered him to "Summon the Buffs"?

2. What did Churchill's mother send him while he was in India?

3. What disease took the life of Churchill's father?

4. What color was Churchill's horse?

5. What was Churchill's relationship with his father?

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