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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was William Wiseman?
(a) The head of the CIA's covert operations branch in the 1950s.
(b) The chief of British Secret Intelligence Service in Washington, D. C.
(c) A spy for Britian in France during WWII.
(d) Stevenson's best friend.

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

3. What did Stevenson and a chemical engineer figure out how to do?
(a) Repeal an invasion from Hitler.
(b) Sabotage the iron ore plants.
(c) Create a underground heavy water facility.
(d) Sabotage the heavy water.

4. What did the network of amateur Swede code breakers intercept?
(a) Finland's intent to give the British full access to their heavy water.
(b) Germany's intent to invade Poland.
(c) Russia's intent to invade Finland.
(d) Germany's intent to cross the English channel.

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

6. What was the formal name given to the Baker Street Irregulars?
(a) Baker Executive.
(b) Special Operations Executive.
(c) Special Baker Outfit.
(d) Central Operations.

7. What was Stevenson's BSC busy doing?
(a) Recruiting members.
(b) Keeping supply lines open.
(c) Protecting intelligence.
(d) Conducting a propaganda war.

8. What was Donovan investigating?
(a) The locations of Hitler's secret bunkers.
(b) The value of strengthening the British in the Mediterranean.
(c) The locations of German munitions factories.
(d) Another leak in security.

9. What was Roosevelt's coded name in his correspondence with Churchill?
(a) POTUS.
(b) MARCUS.
(c) CAESAR.
(d) OSCAR.

10. Who were the "trappers"?
(a) The women who secretly opened letters and found the microdots.
(b) Airplanes sent to trap German destroyers.
(c) Boats sent out specifically to trap German subs.
(d) Men and women sent undercover.

11. Who was Colin Gubbins?
(a) The head of the Baker Street Irregulars.
(b) A close advisor of King George V.
(c) A Canadian who cracked the Enigma machine.
(d) The Polish labor leader.

12. Of what did Roosevelt have to convince Americans?
(a) To sacrifice personal comforts.
(b) To enlist voluntarily.
(c) To declare war on Japan.
(d) To support England.

13. How did Donovan delay Hitler's invasion?
(a) Tells Prince Regent Paul that Hitler would take his country first before Russia.
(b) Nothing could be done.
(c) Sends misleading intelligence over lines known to be compromised.
(d) Asks King Boris to delay the Germans passing through Bulgaria.

14. What was a serious problem for British shipping?
(a) German U-boats.
(b) Finances.
(c) Lack of qualified sea captains.
(d) Age of equipment.

15. What was now known to the public about Roosevelt and the British?
(a) The things Roosevelt said about the Brits in private.
(b) The extent of their agreements.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Why Roosevelt is re-elected which is due to covert work by British intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Roosevelt be openly pro-war?

2. In what country was Chamberlain most interested?

3. What did the United States government say publicly about the war?

4. Who had German agents tailing him in London?

5. Where was Hitler in the early 1920s?

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