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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. Where did Keegan go to study?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Paris.

2. How did Churchill qualify for his military training?
(a) Through a tutor and rote military learning.
(b) Through his natural-born talents.
(c) Through his lineage.
(d) Through his elite background.

3. What army had the British regiment reforms of 1870-1880 been modeled after?
(a) Russian Army.
(b) French Army.
(c) German Army.
(d) United States Army.

4. What famous Churchill line did the author first hear?
(a) "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. "
(b) "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. "
(c) "Conquer we must; conquer we shall."
(d) "A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. "

5. What was the first war Churchill was involved in as a soldier?
(a) World War II.
(b) Mexican/Spanish War.
(c) World War I.
(d) Cuban War of Independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Churchill get into good schools?

2. Churchill's common dress was:

3. The author believes Churchill looks:

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

5. Churchill saw Britain as the incarnation of it's own:

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