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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. Churchill left the Boer war to do what?
(a) Return to his ailing mother.
(b) Find love.
(c) Convalesce in hospital.
(d) Resume his search for a seat in Parliament.

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

3. How did Churchill qualify for his military training?
(a) Through a tutor and rote military learning.
(b) Through his natural-born talents.
(c) Through his elite background.
(d) Through his lineage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which appointment brought Churchill to the forefront of Britain's involvement in Europe's growing military confrontation?

3. Churchill left Cuba a full member of:

4. How did Churchill win his soldiers' respect and affection?

5. Which child later became Churchill's official biographer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of student was Churchill?

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

3. What did John Keegan find when he came to New York to study?

4. What did Churchill do after leaving the Army?

5. What happened when Churchill got involved with the Hussars in India fighting against a group of Muslim Pathans?

6. What event hurt Churchill politically and forced his retirement?

7. What was Churchill's social life like?

8. During the time of increased German and American economic power, what did Churchill support, despite it becoming less popular with his party?

9. Whom did Churchill marry and why?

10. What happened to Churchill during the Boer War?

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