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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Love Amid the Flames.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Mary Churchill learn of the sking of the City of Benares?
(a) September 25
(b) September 22.
(c) September 23.
(d) September 24.

3. What battle fleet did Vice Admiral Sir J. F. Somerville have at his disposal for Operation Catapult?
(a) 20 ships and an aircraft carrier.
(b) 17 ships and an aircraft carrier.
(c) 27 ships and an aircraft carrier.
(d) 25 ships and an aircraft carrier.

4. How many of the crew from the German bomber that Colville and Moyra saw at Horse Pasture Farm were killed?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. During the week that ended on Sunday, January 12, how many tons of sugar and cheese were destroyed?
(a) 23,000 tons of sugar and 640 tons of cheese.
(b) 19,000 tons of sugar and 510 tons of cheese.
(c) 31,000 tons of sugar and 810 tons of cheese.
(d) 25,000 tons of sugar and 730 tons of cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mary go to London with Fiona Forbes after her volunteer work in Aylesbury?

2. From where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officers watch the start of the Luftwaffe's attack on London?

3. During Battle of Britain Day, how many aircraft did the Germans lose?

4. In May of 1940, how many Americans opposed a declaration of war?

5. During World War I, when were the first bombs dropped from German zeppelins over England and Scotland?

(see the answer key)

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