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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. When did the Churchills begin transferring their belongings to 10 Downing Street?
(a) June 19.
(b) June 11.
(c) June 14.
(d) June 21.

2. By May 1941, how much was collected for the Spitfire Fund?
(a) $673 million.
(b) $915 million.
(c) $703 million.
(d) $832 million.

3. When did the French sign an armistice with Hitler?
(a) June 20.
(b) June 30.
(c) June 22.
(d) June 28.

4. When was the RAF Bomber Command established?
(a) April 1, 1918.
(b) June 3, 1918.
(c) March 3, 1916.
(d) May 11, 1917.

5. How many sorties did the Luftwaffe fly on August 15?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 1,800.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the second raid on Berlin, how many died and were wounded?

2. What city did the German bombers who hit Frieburg, Germany, think they were attacking?

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

4. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?

5. What size was the German bomb named Satan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How successful was the evacuation of British soldiers from Dunkirk in June?

2. On August 15, what happened when a Luftwaffe commander approached England's northeast coast?

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

4. What was Chequers?

5. What inspired Larson to write about Churchill's first year as prime minister?

6. On September 7, where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officer go and why?

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

8. On June 29, what place did the Germans seize and occupy?

9. What did Churchill bring to No 10 Downing Street when he was made prime minister, and what was his challenge?

10. What preparations were made when Britain declared war against Germany on September 3, 1939?

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