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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first paper Churchill ever sign on to work for?
(a) Bugle.
(b) Floyd County Times.
(c) Pioneer.
(d) Britain's Post.

2. Which child later became Churchill's official biographer?
(a) Sara.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Mary.
(d) Winston Jr.

3. Which appointment brought Churchill to the forefront of Britain's involvement in Europe's growing military confrontation?
(a) First Lord of the Admiralty.
(b) First Lord of the Temporal.
(c) Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
(d) Lord Chancellor's Department Committee.

4. Whom did Churchill marry?
(a) Caroline Mays.
(b) Bernadine Harper.
(c) Clementine Hozier.
(d) Elizabeth Bates.

5. Churchill's mother was a:
(a) Nurse to wounded soldiers.
(b) Poor British waif.
(c) Rich American heiress.
(d) Strong influence for good in Churchill's life.

6. Whose biography did Churchill write?
(a) Queen Victoria's.
(b) His father's.
(c) King George V's.
(d) His brother's.

7. What was the riskiest move a British Parliamentarian can make?
(a) Crossing the floor.
(b) Freelancing the bill.
(c) Bidding for re-election.
(d) Voting against his party.

8. The particular regiment that Churchill was a member of enjoyed what social benefits?
(a) No parliamentary taxes and secret privileges.
(b) Large financial gains.
(c) World recognition.
(d) Locally esteemed and emotionally secure.

9. Churchill was a leader of which political party?
(a) Communist.
(b) Republican.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Facist.

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

11. What was daughter, Mary Soams, description of her mother's nature?
(a) Shy but passionate.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Strict but loving.
(d) Melancholy.

12. According to Keegan, Churchill's Dukedom lineage was for years held by what kind of men?
(a) Dishonerable and treacherous men.
(b) Serious and stern men.
(c) Upstanding and intellectual men.
(d) Carefree and flighty men.

13. What seemed the touchstone of last-gasp Churchillianism?
(a) Overturn of Socialism.
(b) Control of Aisne River.
(c) Overturn of Nazism.
(d) Suez Canal control.

14. 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) Marrying the Vicar's daughter.
(d) Escape from Boer captivity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Churchill's primary task while serving in India?

2. What were Ark Royal and Iron Duke?

3. How did Churchill get into good schools?

4. How did Churchill win his soldiers' respect and affection?

5. How did Churchill refer to his nanny?

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