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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three, The Army, 1894-1900.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Churchill's primary task while serving in India?
(a) Recruit reinforcements.
(b) Plan war strategies.
(c) Dig fox holes.
(d) Patrol for insurgents.

2. What kind of student was Churchill in his early school years?
(a) He was always at the top of his class.
(b) He was a terrible student.
(c) He did not attend school until his teens.
(d) He enjoyed school immensely.

3. How did Churchill get into good schools?
(a) Through bribery.
(b) Through scholarship.
(c) Through luck.
(d) Through his elite background.

4. As a youth Churchill enjoyed:
(a) Shadowing his father.
(b) English composition.
(c) Athletic pursuits.
(d) Musical recitals.

5. What did Churchill display that electrifies Keegan?
(a) Military mind.
(b) The energy of the British people.
(c) Severe mental illness.
(d) The depression of the British people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Churchill's mother was a:

2. What famous Churchill line did the author first hear?

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

4. What did Keegan first find fascinating about Churchill?

5. What was the first paper Churchill ever sign on to work for?

(see the answer key)

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