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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: A Certain Eventuality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hitler issue Directive No. 16 and prepare for a landing operation against England?
(a) July 13.
(b) July 17.
(c) July 14.
(d) July 16.

2. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?
(a) June 1.
(b) June 5.
(c) June 4.
(d) June 7.

3. When did a BBC radio team stationed itself on the Dover cliffs and gave a report of an aerial battle as it occured.
(a) July 12.
(b) July 14.
(c) July 11.
(d) July 15.

4. When did Lord Beaverbrook tender his resignation?
(a) July 3.
(b) June 30.
(c) July 1.
(d) June 29.

5. When did France fall?
(a) June 17.
(b) June 19.
(c) June 21.
(d) June 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size was the German bomb named Satan?

2. When did Churchill order the start of Operation Dynamo?

3. When did Gay Margesson visit Colville in London and they saw the Strauss operetta Die Fledermaus?

4. By May 1941, how much was collected for the Spitfire Fund?

5. How much of an allowance did Mary Churchill receive monthly?

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