The Splendid and the Vile Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Erik Larson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Splendid and the Vile Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Erik Larson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Note to Readers to Part One: The Rising Threat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How dod Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, make his fortune?
(a) Banking.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Grocery business.

2. In 1940, when did President Roosevelt convene a cabinet meeting discussing the new English prime minister?
(a) May 30.
(b) May 19.
(c) May 24.
(d) May 11.

3. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. How much of an allowance did Mary Churchill receive monthly?
(a) $25.
(b) $30.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

5. Who is America's ambassador to Britain in 1940?
(a) John Winant.
(b) Lewis Douglas.
(c) Walter Gifford.
(d) Joseph Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many more aircraft did British strategists believe that the Germans had compared to the RAF?

2. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?

3. At what temperature was the water for Churchill's baths?

4. How old was Marigold Churchill when she died?

5. During World War I, when were the first bombs dropped from German zeppelins over England and Scotland?

(see the answer key)

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