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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the British capture just before the invasion of Poland by Germany?
(a) A book of codes from WWI which were made more complex.
(b) One of Germany's top intelligence officers.
(c) A list of German spies in England.
(d) An Enigma machine.

2. Who was Reinhard Heydrich?
(a) He tried to assassinate Hitler before WWII ever started.
(b) He was a German working for the British in Germany.
(c) He worked in the German foreign intelligence.
(d) He was captured with the German code book.

3. What did Stevenson want to use in breaking codes?
(a) A counterpart to the Enigma.
(b) A computer.
(c) A greater budgetary allowance.
(d) A network of scientist each working on one aspect.

4. What was developed in 1924?
(a) The Mystery.
(b) The Maze.
(c) The Enigma.
(d) A new type of Codebreaker.

5. What did Stevenson specialize in at Oxford?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Veterinary medicine.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Radio communications.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where was the Government Code and Cipher School relocated?

2. What did Stevenson investigate about an aspect of the Phony War?

3. What routine were the people at Bletchley trying to figure out?

4. Where was an intelligence leak found?

5. What was Roosevelt's coded name in his correspondence with Churchill?

(see the answer key)

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