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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Lord Randolph Churchill from political office?

2. The author believes Churchill looks:

3. Churchill left Cuba a full member of:

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

5. Where did Keegan go to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Churchill skeptical of expanding British Imperial holdings?

2. What was Churchill's social life like?

3. Whom were Churchill's children?

4. What was the author John Keegan's initial opinion of Churchill?

5. What country challenged Britain for dominance on the high seas?

6. What kind of student was Churchill?

7. What happened in Tonypandy?

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

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

10. While in the Army in India, what was Churchill's focus and passion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name and discuss three things that you learned about World War II while reading this book.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of child was Churchill? What sort of student was he? When he entered Sandhurst, what did Churchill do that ensured his success?

Essay Topic 3

Churchill experienced three heavy blows between the late 1920s and early 1930s. Name and discuss these three events.

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