1) Why did Cecil Rhodes travel to Africa as a young man? a) To mine for diamonds b) To improve his health, he was a very sickly child. c) To mine for gold 2) Once there what did he set out to exploit? a) The Nations rich gold and diamonds deposits. b) The huge amounts of open farm land. c) The lack of technology among the local people. 3) At first Rhodes andhis brother were unsuccessfull in their gold and diamond mines. a) True b) False 4) By the time he was thirty Rhodes was in today's terms a....... a) Millionaire b) Multi- Millionaire c) Billionaire 5) Which diamond mine did Rhodes take over? a) De Boers b) De Beers c) De Bretts 6) Which infamous raid was Rhodes involved in? a) The Campbell raid b) The McDonald raid c) The Jameson raid 7) The aim of the Jameson raid was to...... a) Steal territory owned by the Zulus b) Steal territory owned by the Boers. c) Steal territory owned by the British Empire. 8) Cecil Rhodes was one of the key supporters of the war against the Boers. He was especially keen to take control of which city and why? a) Johannesburg as it controlled the gold markets. b) Pretoria as it controlled the diamond markets. c) Capetown as it controlled the ocean around South Africa. 9) Cecil Rhodes believed that the British were..... a) now second behind the Americans as a world power. b) the natural enemys of the French. c) superior beings and it was their duty to take over as much of the world as possible. 10) His ideas on race inspired and influenced Hitler and the Nazis. a) True b) False 11) During the Boer war Winston Churchill was employed by the British Army and the newspaper 'The Times'. a) True b) False 12) What was Churchill on when he was captured by the Boers? a) On patrol in an armoured train. b) On patrol on horseback. c) On patrol on foot. 13) Churchill remained a prisioner of war for the remainder of the Boer war. a) True b) False 14) Which settlement did Churchill help relieve from the Boer siege? a) Ladysmith b) Mafeking c) Kimberley 15) Winston Churchills newspaper reports highlighted.... a) The successes of the British Army. b) The flaws and limitations of the British Army. c) The benefits of war. 16) Churchill was so impressed by the Boer Commandoes ability as soldiers that he created a unit for the British Army during the 2nd World War with the same name. a) True b) False 17) Churchill became a national hero during the Boer War mainly for his escape from the POW camp, this allowed him to go into............. when he returned. a) The Navy. b) Politics c) Radio 18) What background did Joseph Camberlain have before he became a politician? a) Teacher b) Businessman c) Banker 19) What political position did Chamberlain hold during the Boer War? a) Secretary of State for the Colonies. b) Secretary of State c) Chancellor of the Exchequer 20) Which political party did he work for? a) The Liberals b) The Conservatives c) The Whigs d) The Tories 21) Chamberlain played a key role in the 1900 election what was the nickname given to the election? a) The Boer Election b) The South Africa Election c) The Khaki Election 22) Chamberlain was a harsh critic of the use of concentration camps during the war. a) True b) False 23) Chamberlains party won the 1900 general election. a) True b) False 24) Who is this? a) Winston Churchill b) Cecil Rhodes c) Joseph Chamberlian 25) Who is this? a) Winston Churchill b) Cecil Rhodes c) Joseph Chamberlain

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