Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What is Churchill referring to when he says, "It was necessary that this should be done in one single day, on account of the extreme urgency and rigor of events" (8)?
The formation of a new cabinet
Declaration of war against Germany
Passing the Lend-Lease Act
Reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Q. What countries does Churchill refer to at the end of the line, "it must be remembered that we are in the preliminary stage of one of the greatest battles in history […]" (17)?
Norway and Holland
Austria and Czechoslovakia
France and Belgium
Trinidad and Tobago
Q. Churchill says, "You ask, what is our policy?" (23) What's the answer to that question?
To defend Britain from invasion
To form alliances with other countries
To wage war against Nazi Germany
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Q. Who does Churchill say will not survive if Britain is not victorious?
Nazi Germany
The British Empire
The European Union
Gloria Gaynor
Q. Which of the following quotes is most directly related to Churchill's reference to "the unity of the nation" (5)?
"It as the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties."
"In this crisis I hope I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today."
"We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering."
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation."