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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Winston recommended for, even though he can't receive it?
(a) Knighthood
(b) Victoria Cross
(c) Nobel Peace Prize
(d) Purple Heart

2. Which country does England enter into a treaty with?
(a) Brazil
(b) China
(c) France
(d) Germany

3. Winston hires a boy to fill what position?
(a) Butler
(b) Driver
(c) Dressing Boy
(d) Chef

4. What does Winston ask Asquith permission for?
(a) To travel with the Navy to the Baltic Sea
(b) To resign the cabinet and lead the troops
(c) To stay in Dunkirk until the battle at Antwerp is over
(d) To resign his post and retire

5. Where is Winston sent in 1895?
(a) Canada
(b) Japan
(c) Austrailia
(d) Cuba

6. Where is Winston's apartment?
(a) Whitechapel
(b) Hogshead
(c) Mayfair
(d) Belmont

7. Who is in power when Winston joins Parliament?
(a) Tories
(b) Whigs
(c) Green Party
(d) Sinn Fein

8. What does Winston do to earn extra money?
(a) Acts as a travel guide in Scotland
(b) Writes articles for the Daily Graphic
(c) Tutors the children of the Duke of Danube
(d) Leads safaris out of Cape Town

9. What do Winston and Clementine name their daughter born in 1918?
(a) Corinne
(b) Elizabeth
(c) Natalie
(d) Marigold

10. How does Winston feel about the office Asquith offers and being cut off from the war?
(a) Happy
(b) Depressed
(c) Content
(d) Relieved

11. What was Winston called by fellow soldiers and others?
(a) Know-it-all
(b) Arrogant
(c) Publicity hound
(d) Scaredy cat

12. Winston is hired by what newspaper to cover the fighting in India?
(a) London Times
(b) Daily Telegraph
(c) BBC
(d) Daily Mail

13. Why is Winston familiar with the terminology and protocol of Parliament?
(a) He has studied Parliament at Oxford
(b) He has asked the Prince of Wales about it
(c) He observed the last session
(d) His father served in Parliament

14. How many European soldiers are mobilized in the first week of WWI?
(a) 6 million
(b) 500,000
(c) 22 million
(d) 14 million

15. On April 23, Winston begins to attack what in Parliament?
(a) Income tax
(b) Divorce laws
(c) Army expenditures
(d) Policies toward Germany

Short Answer Questions

1. Which side does Winston fight on in the battle?

2. By the end of 1914, the casualties for England and France are how many men?

3. Who does Winston marry?

4. Winston wants ___________ to return to active duty.

5. The Tory Party draws much of its support from where?

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