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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Churchill left Cuba a full member of:
(a) The Conservative Party.
(b) The Hussars.
(c) The Royal Air Force.
(d) The Sandhursts.

2. What paper did Churchill's mother get him hired on to?
(a) Herald.
(b) Daily Telegraph
(c) Weekly Reader.
(d) Chronicle.

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

4. In the century since Trafalgar, who had been the unchallenged Mistress of the Seas?
(a) The United States Navy.
(b) La Royale.
(c) The Deutsche Marine.
(d) The Royal Navy.

5. Whose needs did Churchill value as much as an employer or landlords?
(a) Women and children.
(b) Government.
(c) Working man.
(d) His own.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Keegan, Churchill's Dukedom lineage was for years held by what kind of men?

2. David Lloyd George proposed introducing a supertax on the very rich in a budget named what?

3. During the authors' generation, which party was creating a social revolution?

4. What lineage does Churchill's family descend from?

5. When fighting the Boers, what happened to the British company Churchill was in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Churchill do after his time with the British Expeditionary Force?

2. Whom were Churchill's children?

3. What country challenged Britain for dominance on the high seas?

4. What kinds of things tainted the line of the Duke of Marlborough for generations? Who restored it's good name?

5. What did Jan Smuts and his "bitterenders" introduce the Western world to?

6. What happened as a result of the British being obligated by treaty to defend Belgium?

7. Whom did Churchill marry and why?

8. What happened in Tonypandy?

9. During the time of increased German and American economic power, what did Churchill support, despite it becoming less popular with his party?

10. What happened when Churchill got involved with the Hussars in India fighting against a group of Muslim Pathans?

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