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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. In early September, how long did Goring tell Goebbels that the war would go before ending?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

2. When did the first full moon of Churchill's premiership occur?
(a) May 24.
(b) May 30.
(c) May 21.
(d) May 27.

3. How much was the overdraft of Churchill's bank account on June 18?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $300,000.
(d) $50,000.

4. How many died in the British attack on Berlin on August 25?
(a) 11.
(b) 0.
(c) 9.
(d) 24.

5. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?
(a) 48.
(b) 39.
(c) 23.
(d) 57.

Short Answer Questions

1. On August 13, how many German bombers assembled and began making their way toward England?

2. When did France fall?

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

4. When the war in Europe began, how many men did the U.S. Army have?

5. What battle fleet did Vice Admiral Sir J. F. Somerville have at his disposal for Operation Catapult?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What shape were the U.S. destroyers in that were sent to Britain?

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

4. What happened to the bits of metal that filled the skies in August?

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

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

7. How old were Churchill's children in 1940?

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, where did Churchill work?

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