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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. Why did the British sink the French fleet at Oran?

2. Who was supposed to force a wedge between BSC and the OSS?

3. What correspondence was CYNTHIA asked to obtain?

4. Who was Cheese?

5. What operation succeeded in deceiving the enemy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the sinking of the Bismarck a few days later.

2. Who did the Allies want to get out of Denmark and why?

3. Describe the problems that were occurring in the British and American intelligence communities after TORCH.

4. What was the purpose of operation JUBILEE and what did the Germans think was happening?

5. Where did Bohr and his son, Aage, ultimately end up?

6. What did the Russians want of the allies and what are the Russians considering?

7. How did Stevenson head off Nazi support in Brazil?

8. Describe the assassination of Heydrich.

9. Who was Niels Bohr and why are the British interested in him?

10. How did Stevenson stymie money laundering efforts by the Nazis in Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Politics plays an integral and important role in much of Stevenson's work and in how the various factions side with either the Allies or Axis powers. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss three situations in the book where politics plays a critical role in the outcome of the situation. Who are the principle players? What are the issues involved? Were there any "dirty" politics involved?

2. Is there any way to keep politics and war separate? Would it be a good idea to do so? Why or why not.

3. Do you feel any differently to Roosevelt knowing he chose to keep a potential challenger unable to do so? Do you think Roosevelt had the best chance of guiding the United States through WWII?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The field of codes and ciphers played an important role in the war strategy of both the Allies and the Axis powers. Discuss the following:

1. Define and compare a code and a cipher.

2. Trace and analyze the theme of codes and ciphers throughout the book. Were they in use before WWII? When? How? How were codes and ciphers generated during WWII? How secure were codes and ciphers? Who had an edge on the other powers when it came to the use of codes and ciphers?

3. The Americans came up with a unique means of communicating securely by the use of "Navajo Code Talkers." Research and explain what that was about.

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