A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1-4

1. Where was William Stevenson born?

Western Canada.

2. Where was Stevenson shot down in WWI?

Germany.

3. Who was William Wiseman?

The chief of British Secret Intelligence Service in Washington, D. C.

4. What did Stevenson specialize in at Oxford?

Radio communications.

5. What company did Stevenson form with two other men?

British Broadcasting Company.

6. What was one thing Stevenson saw a value in during the time between world wars?

Early warning systems.

7. In what was the Black Chamber involved?

Codes and ciphers.

8. Where was Hitler in the early 1920s?

Prison.

9. What book did Hitler write in the early 1920s?

Mein Kamf.

10. What was developed in 1924?

The Enigma.

11. What allowed engineers to view the German communication network?

A business deal between ITT and Germany.

12. What did Stevenson's London office serve as?

A clearinghouse for information.

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