The Splendid and the Vile Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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 test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How men died on the Bretagne on July 3?
(a) 1,348.
(b) 1,498.
(c) 1,297.
(d) 1,153.

2. When did Hitler issue Directive No. 16 and prepare for a landing operation against England?
(a) July 14.
(b) July 13.
(c) July 16.
(d) July 17.

3. When did Chequers become the offical country home of British prime ministers?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1916.

4. When did Gay Margesson visit Colville in London and they saw the Strauss operetta Die Fledermaus?
(a) July 11.
(b) July 7.
(c) July 10.
(d) July 13.

5. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?
(a) June 7.
(b) June 5.
(c) June 1.
(d) June 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how many people were killed in Aberdeen, Scotland, when a single bomber attacked?

2. When did a formation of German bombers lose their way and mistakenly disobey orders not to bomb London?

3. In early September, how long did Goring tell Goebbels that the war would go before ending?

4. In Chapter 10, when did Churchill meet with Prime Minister Reynaud in Briare, France?

5. How dod Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, make his fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Churchill able to sleep?

2. What technology did the British develop before the war, and how useful was it?

3. What did Goebbels think woud happen after the French signed an armistice with Hiter on June 22?

4. In May of 1940, how did Americans feel about going to war with Germany?

5. What was the Spitfire fund, and who were the first to contribute?

6. Why did Beaverbrook think he was not qualified to run the Ministry of Aircraft Production?

7. What was Chequers?

8. Why did Goring have to call off his big attack on Eagle Day?

9. What was Hitler's directive No. 17?

10. What happened to the Lancastria?

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