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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Note to Readers to Part One: The Rising Threat.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many paintings, sculptures, and tapestries did Goring confiscate from Jewish households?
(a) 900.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 1,100.

3. When did Goring marry Emmy Sonnemann?
(a) May 9, 1935.
(b) March 3, 1935.
(c) June 28, 1935.
(d) April 10, 1935.

4. When did Churchill order the start of Operation Dynamo?
(a) May 27.
(b) May 20.
(c) May 31.
(d) May 26.

5. In 1940, when did President Roosevelt convene a cabinet meeting discussing the new English prime minister?
(a) May 11.
(b) May 19.
(c) May 24.
(d) May 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Chamberlain's nickname?

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, how many more aircraft did British strategists believe that the Germans had compared to the RAF?

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

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