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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) ...whom their enemies are."
(c) ...that they will win."
(d) ....how bad things are."

2. British regiments would not look at what group as fighting equals?
(a) British Lower-class.
(b) American troops.
(c) Indian troops.
(d) African-American troops.

3. When did Churchill return to the Conservative party?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1910.

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

5. What was daughter, Mary Soams, description of her mother's nature?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Strict but loving.
(c) Shy but passionate.
(d) Melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drew Churchill to his wife?

2. What had Churchill been sparked to do during his time in the military?

3. Churchill's life was almost devoid of:

4. What was the first paper Churchill ever sign on to work for?

5. What was the most memorable episode during Churchill's time at the Home Office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Churchill do after leaving the Army?

2. After Churchill's retirement, what did he do next in his career?

3. What did Jan Smuts and his "bitterenders" introduce the Western world to?

4. Whom were Churchill's children?

5. What kind of student was Churchill?

6. What first caught John Keegan's attention about Churchill?

7. What things excluded Lord Randolph Churchill from political office?

8. Whom did Churchill marry and why?

9. What happened as a result of the British being obligated by treaty to defend Belgium?

10. What was the political climate when the author was a young adult in Britain?

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