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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven, The Coming of War, 1933-1940.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Churchill's horse?
(a) Grey (white).
(b) Black.
(c) Spotted.
(d) Brown.

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

3. What did Churchill choose to promote and protect rather than increase Army corps to compete with France and Germany?
(a) Royal Navy.
(b) Industrial/commercial strength.
(c) Royal Navy & industrial/commercial strength.
(d) Private military corps.

4. What act made Churchill one of the best known young men in Britain?
(a) His town square anti-war speech.
(b) Catching a serial killer.
(c) Escape from Boer captivity.
(d) Marrying the Vicar's daughter.

5. What did Keegan first find fascinating about Churchill?
(a) Churchill's wartime speeches.
(b) Churchill's educational pursuits.
(c) Churchill's accent.
(d) Churchill's marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Lord Randolph Churchill from political office?

2. What political cause did Churchill adopt at age 58?

3. Why did Britain send thousands of troops to Russia after the collapse of the Czech government?

4. Churchill was a leader of which political party?

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

(see the answer key)

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