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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. Where did the author, John Keegan, grow up?

2. Who was important to Churchill's entrance into military armed services?

3. During the Malakand Expedition, British troops held firm. Which group ran in the face of danger?

4. How old was Churchill when he married?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Churchill's social life like?

2. How was Churchill able to qualify for British armed services?

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

4. What kinds of things tainted the line of the Duke of Marlborough for generations? Who restored it's good name?

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

6. What did Churchill learn from his Army experience?

7. What did Churchill do after his time with the British Expeditionary Force?

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

9. What did Churchill do after leaving the Army?

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

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

Discuss how the United States of America was taken from passive participant in WWII to actively fighting in the war. What specifically did the United States do as a passive participant and what spurred them to take an active role in the war?

Essay Topic 3

Churchill had many and varying positive personality traits and qualities. What were some of these positive qualities? Conversely, Churchill was not perfect. What were some of the negative personality traits that Churchill had? What, in your opinion, was the most important personality trait that Churchill possessed?

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