Read this section from “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” to determine the central or main idea of the passage and answer the follow-up questions. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all terrors - Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.

Let that be realized. No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward his goal.
Part A
What is the main idea of this section of the text?

Churchill defines his main goal as prime minister, which is to defeat Germany in war.

Churchill thinks the survival of Britain is at stake.

The world cannot survive without the British Empire.

Britain has the same goals as all other nations, in war and in peace.
Part B
Which sentence or phrase from the passage best supports your answer?

“mankind shall move forward toward his goal”

“No survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for”

“Victory, however long and hard the road may be,...”

“You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory.”