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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Blood and Dust.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On August 14 how many aircraft were lost?
(a) 21 Luftwaffe and 5 RAF aircraft.
(b) 19 Luftwaffe and 8 RAF aircraft.
(c) 10 Luftwaffe and 11 RAF aircraft.
(d) 9 Luftwaffe and 18 RAF aircraft.

3. How men died on the Bretagne on July 3?
(a) 1,153.
(b) 1,498.
(c) 1,297.
(d) 1,348.

4. How much was the rent a year for the house that Pamela moved to when Randolph left for Scotland?
(a) 43 pounds.
(b) 52 pounds.
(c) 71 pounds.
(d) 65 pounds.

5. When did Hitler order Goring to begin preparations for an assault on London?
(a) August 29.
(b) August 27.
(c) August 31.
(d) August 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date did Basil Collier, a leading Battle of Britain historian, say set the world on course toward Hiroshima?

2. How much time did Colville and his fellow private secretaries wish to have off for Christmas?

3. In 1940, when did President Roosevelt convene a cabinet meeting discussing the new English prime minister?

4. On December 29, how much of London's financial district was destroyed by the KGr100?

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

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