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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where was the Government Code and Cipher School relocated?

2. Who traveled to London to meet with the King?

3. What shook Britain from its complacency?

4. With whom did King George V say he would not collaborate?

5. What was a serious problem for British shipping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Stevenson want of Roosevelt, and why was Roosevelt dragging his feet?

2. Why did Ambassador Kennedy remain in London until Hitler began bombing the city?

3. What did Roosevelt realize about Germany and its system of codes?

4. What did Churchill appoint Stevenson to and out of where does he operate?

5. What did Heydrich try to accomplish by his party in New York City?

6. What were Stevenson and Donovan doing just before Hitler's invasion of Russia?

7. How did William Stevenson get into the field of communications?

8. What did Donovan favor to help Britain out with its financial woes?

9. What did Stevenson notice about Germany during his inspections?

10. What was the Phony War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Without Adolf Hitler's rise to power, WWII may never have occurred--at least on the European front; therefore, an understanding of the state of Germany at that time is essential to understanding many of the references in the book. Discuss the following:

1. Research and write an informative essay on the state of Germany during the 2 decades prior to the outbreak of WWII. What is the economy like? What are the major political parties? What do they stand for? What is the make-up of the German society as far as religious, racial and class?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter Twenty-Seven is about the agent Madeleine, whose real name was Noor Inayat Kahn. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze "Madeleine's" role as an intelligence agent. How does she become involved in intelligence work? What were her greatest contributions? What were her strengths and weaknesses? Do you think she could be called a hero/heroine?

2. Another agent, "CNYTHIA" actually gets sexually involved with several men in order to gain access to important information. Thoroughly discuss and analyze "Madeleine's" role as an intelligence agent. How does she become involved in intelligence work? What were her greatest contributions? What were her strengths and weaknesses? Do you think she could be called a hero/heroine?

3. Should women be involved in intelligence work? Should women (or men for that matter) be asked to become sexually involved with others (especially married persons) in order to complete an assignment?

Essay Topic 3

Churchill realized there was no way to force Roosevelt's hand in entering the war. The declaration could only come from Congress. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think the writers of the Constitution made it so that Congress has to be the branch of government to declare war?

2. What do you think are a few justifiable reasons to declare war on another country? Do you think the United States was justified in declaring war on Germany? Why or why not.

3. Describe how, according to the book A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War, Roosevelt helps England as much as possible until the American people and Congress decide to enter the war on the side of the Allies.

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