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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is Winston when his brother is born?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 13
(d) 2
2. After the U.S. gains independence, what is the Empire's greatest possession?
(a) Canada
(b) Australia
(c) South Africa
(d) Indian Empire
3. Winston's mother's family fought in what war?
(a) Prussian War
(b) Crusades
(c) WWI
(d) Revolutionary War
4. Who does not attend the wedding of Winston's mother and father?
(a) His father's parents
(b) Winston's great-grandfather
(c) The local clergy
(d) His mother's parents
5. CWR stands for what?
(a) Churchill Went Right
(b) Calculated Winter Raid
(c) Churchill's Waiting Response
(d) Cabinet War Rooms
6. What does Churchill blame his weaknesses on?
(a) Love
(b) His father's death
(c) Alcohol
(d) The lack of a university education
7. Life at which of the following foreign posts is considered not too bad?
(a) Kenya
(b) Uganda
(c) Nyasaland
(d) Elephant Island
8. How old was Randolf when he resigned his position?
(a) 54
(b) 61
(c) 49
(d) 37
9. Where are the headquarters for the Prime Minister located?
(a) The Parliament building
(b) A bunker
(c) A military base
(d) A palace
10. How many books does Churchill publish?
(a) 37
(b) 11
(c) 56
(d) 3
11. In WWI, Churchill believes that the continental armies cannot overcome what?
(a) British Navy
(b) The Alps
(c) Fighter pilots
(d) American forces
12. What did Britain think it would never lose?
(a) Spanish-American War
(b) WWII
(c) The Empire
(d) The American Revolution
13. Women in the late 1800s in London have a hard time obtaining what?
(a) Divorces
(b) Social status
(c) Marriages
(d) Children
14. What percentage of miners was British?
(a) One-third
(b) One tenth
(c) One-quarter
(d) Nine tenths
15. Who is hired as Winston's nanny?
(a) May Christiansson
(b) Abigail Montague
(c) Sarah Jane Thompson
(d) Elizabeth Anne Everest
Short Answer Questions
1. Who hears the news of the German breakthrough on the radio?
2. The British gave the impression of being which of the following to other groups?
3. Winston contracts bronchial pneumonia at what age?
4. Where did the family live in London?
5. The most successful years of Churchill's life happen after what event?
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