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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. Who is America's ambassador to Britain in 1940?
(a) Lewis Douglas.
(b) John Winant.
(c) Walter Gifford.
(d) Joseph Kennedy.

2. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?
(a) 48.
(b) 23.
(c) 39.
(d) 57.

3. For shooting down how many aircraft was Adolf Galland, German ace, awarded a third Knight's Cross in July of 1940?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 28.
(d) 14.

4. When did the first full moon of Churchill's premiership occur?
(a) May 27.
(b) May 21.
(c) May 24.
(d) May 30.

5. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the best time that Churchill's driver could make from Down Street to Chequers?

2. On the day of Churchill's speech about the battle at Mers el-Kebir, where did 20 German dive-bombers attack?

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

4. How many men were evacuated from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo?

5. When did Chequers become the offical country home of British prime ministers?

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