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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. How many errors did a typist, Elizabeth Layton, make in a 27-page speech?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. How many men were evacuated from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo?
(a) 279,186.
(b) 338,226.
(c) 118,799.
(d) 409, 138.

3. During World War I, when were the first bombs dropped from German zeppelins over England and Scotland?
(a) January 19, 1915.
(b) April 9, 1915.
(c) March 3, 1915.
(d) February 12, 1915.

4. By May 1941, how much was collected for the Spitfire Fund?
(a) $703 million.
(b) $673 million.
(c) $832 million.
(d) $915 million.

5. For how many years did Hess serve as Hitler's private secretary?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how many people were killed in Aberdeen, Scotland, when a single bomber attacked?

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

3. What did the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough name their son when they were not allowed to name him after Churchill?

4. At what temperature was the water for Churchill's baths?

5. When did the first full moon of Churchill's premiership occur?

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