A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

William Stephenson
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A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who traveled to London to meet with the King?
(a) Joseph Kennedy.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Truman.
(d) Bill Donovan.

2. What was HYDRA?
(a) A satellite.
(b) A transmitter.
(c) Stevenson's answer to the Enigma machine.
(d) A type of amphibious boat.

3. In what country was Chamberlain most interested?
(a) Germany.
(b) The United States.
(c) Russia.
(d) Italy.

4. What did Stevenson discover through his message interception network?
(a) Hitler's plan to send assassins to the United States and England.
(b) Hitler's plans for India.
(c) Hitler's plans for China.
(d) Hitler's plans for Latin America.

5. What was canceled due to the protests of the royalty of various countries?
(a) ORE GONE.
(b) HAMMER BLOW.
(c) STRIKE OX.
(d) OX BLOW.

6. What company did Stevenson form with two other men?
(a) American Telephone and Telegraph.
(b) Canadian Wire Service.
(c) British Broadcasting Company.
(d) British Arts Corporation.

7. With whom did King George V say he would not collaborate?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Any German puppet government.
(d) Russia.

8. What concession did Stevenson gain from the United States?
(a) That the United States would begin training many more covert operators.
(b) Stevenson got none of the concessions that he wanted.
(c) That Germany would be the focal point of the United States' war effort.
(d) That the United States would send several shiploads of supplies daily to England.

9. Why couldn't Roosevelt be openly pro-war?
(a) He vacillated about where he stood on the issue.
(b) He was afraid of the Americans rebelling.
(c) He was afraid of assassination by German agents.
(d) He was running for re-election.

10. What did Stevenson establish in Bermuda?
(a) A station similar to Bletchley.
(b) An orphanage for the children whose parents are killed in air raids on London.
(c) A top secret atomic bomb development center.
(d) A place for him to relax sometimes.

11. Why did Hitler fail to crush the British troops in France?
(a) Too many resistance fighters sabotaging the efforts.
(b) Because of Bletchely correctly analyzing and anticipating German plans.
(c) Supply lines were cut off.
(d) Poor equipment.

12. What was Hitler's invasion of Russia code named?
(a) White Christmas.
(b) Barbarossa.
(c) Operation Snow.
(d) Czargone.

13. What did the United States government say publicly about the war?
(a) They believed the British cannot win the war.
(b) They did not intend to enter the war.
(c) They believed the British should have made peace with Germany.
(d) They deplored the war.

14. What could Stevenson see as he inspected German factories?
(a) The Germans were hiding weapons production.
(b) The Germans were obeying the terms of the treaty from WWI.
(c) The Germans had advanced mechanical technology.
(d) The Germans were using what was basically slave labor.

15. What did the British capture just before the invasion of Poland by Germany?
(a) A book of codes from WWI which were made more complex.
(b) A list of German spies in England.
(c) One of Germany's top intelligence officers.
(d) An Enigma machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the reports Bletchley was producing?

2. Why did Sir Henry Tizard bring an assortment of confidential information to the United States?

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

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

5. What shook Britain from its complacency?

(see the answer keys)

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