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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What paper did Churchill's mother get him hired on to?
(a) Daily Telegraph
(b) Chronicle.
(c) Herald.
(d) Weekly Reader.

2. What act made Churchill one of the best known young men in Britain?
(a) Escape from Boer captivity.
(b) His town square anti-war speech.
(c) Catching a serial killer.
(d) Marrying the Vicar's daughter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Churchill believed in his country's what above others?
(a) Military strength.
(b) Right for freedom.
(c) Positive governmental history.
(d) Moral elevation.

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

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

14. What disease took the life of Churchill's father?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Syphilis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Churchill begin to take flying lessons?

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

3. Churchill left Cuba a full member of:

4. Churchill's common dress was:

5. What did Keegan do to pass the time while studying abroad?

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