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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what newspaper did an American correspondent telegraph secret information about the Vichy government?
(a) Denver Post.
(b) Chicago Daily News.
(c) Houston Chronicle.
(d) Los Angeles Times.

2. When did Germany and Russia sign a nonagression pact?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1939.

3. On May 8, how long did Clementine want to put off Mary's wedding?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 9 months.

4. In May what equipment was Beaverbrook working to increase production like he had for aircraft?
(a) Radar.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Guns.
(d) Bombs.

5. When did John Colville have his medical interview for the RAF?
(a) April 28.
(b) April 26.
(c) April 25.
(d) April 27.

6. When did Churchill give a speech in English and in French?
(a) October 19.
(b) October 23.
(c) October 21.
(d) October 25.

7. When did Hitler order the air froce and navy to intensify their attacks against England in directive No. 23?
(a) February 9.
(b) February 10.
(c) February 6.
(d) February 1.

8. How much was the rent a year for the house that Pamela moved to when Randolph left for Scotland?
(a) 71 pounds.
(b) 65 pounds.
(c) 43 pounds.
(d) 52 pounds.

9. When did Eric Duncannon propose to Mary Churchill?
(a) May 5.
(b) May 4.
(c) May 3.
(d) May 2.

10. In December how many planes could the Air Minsitry not account for out of 8,500?
(a) 580.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 3,500.
(d) 150.

11. On March 9 what time did Churchill go to bed?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 11:30 p.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

12. When did Archibald Wavell, British generall in Libya, telegram Churchill that conditions were deteriorating?
(a) April 8.
(b) April 9.
(c) April 10.
(d) April 7.

13. On April 24 and 25, how many British troops fled Greece?
(a) 16,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) 17,000.

14. During the first six days of January, how much snow accumulated in Birmingham?
(a) 15 inches.
(b) 11 inches.
(c) 8 inches.
(d) 13 inches.

15. How long would the fuel that the RAF fighters carried keep them flying?
(a) 110 minutes.
(b) 95 minutes.
(c) About 2 hours.
(d) About 1 1/2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did German forces stage a full-scale invasion on April 6?

2. During the first week of March, where was there a successful British raid?

3. How much was Churchill's ration of gas for a month?

4. On April 15, how much did Harriman donate to the city of Bristol?

5. When did Mary Churchill learn of the sking of the City of Benares?

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