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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the second raid on Berlin, how many died and were wounded?
(a) 17 died and 6 were wounded.
(b) 10 died and 21 were wounded.
(c) 11 died and 9 were wounded.
(d) 5 died and 18 were wounded.

2. What size was the German bomb named Satan?
(a) 11 feet and 3,900 pounds.
(b) 13 feet and 4,000 pounds.
(c) 14 feet and 5,000 pounds.
(d) 12 feet and 3,700 pounds.

3. When did the British bomb Berlin for the first time?
(a) August 26.
(b) August 27.
(c) August 25.
(d) August 28.

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

5. By what time on August 13 did the RAF have more than 100 fighters airborne?
(a) About 4 p.m.
(b) 4:30 p.m.
(c) 2:30 p.m.
(d) Around 3 p.m.

6. In Chapter 10, when did Churchill meet with Prime Minister Reynaud in Briare, France?
(a) June 9,
(b) June 11.
(c) June 4.
(d) June 12.

7. On the day of Churchill's speech about the battle at Mers el-Kebir, where did 20 German dive-bombers attack?
(a) Isle of Arran.
(b) Isle of Man.
(c) Isle of Portland.
(d) Isle of Sheppey.

8. During World War I, when were the first bombs dropped from German zeppelins over England and Scotland?
(a) February 12, 1915.
(b) April 9, 1915.
(c) January 19, 1915.
(d) March 3, 1915.

9. In Chapter 5, how many more aircraft did British strategists believe that the Germans had compared to the RAF?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 2 times.

10. For how many years did Hess serve as Hitler's private secretary?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

11. When did Britain declare war on Germany?
(a) December 20, 1939.
(b) October 11, 1939.
(c) September 3, 1939.
(d) November 1, 1939.

12. By September 7, how many barges were in the Belgian city of Ostend, when a week earlier there had been only 18?
(a) 194.
(b) 270.
(c) 260.
(d) 155.

13. What weekly tea ration was set in place that remained in effect until 1952?
(a) 4 ounces.
(b) 3 ounces.
(c) 2 ounces.
(d) 5 ounces.

14. During Operation Dynamo, how many men had Churchil estimated would be evacuated from France?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 55,000.
(c) 65,000.
(d) 50,000.

15. When did Churchil refer to London as Hitler's primary target in a speech to the House of Commons?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Churchill order the start of Operation Dynamo?

2. How far was the Churchill family estate from London?

3. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?

4. In August, what date was set for the invastion of England?

5. How many men were evacuated from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo?

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