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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. How dod Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, make his fortune?
(a) Grocery business.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Banking.
(d) Manufacturing.

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

3. During Operation Dynamo, how many men had Churchil estimated would be evacuated from France?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 55,000.

4. How far was the Churchill family estate from London?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Churchil refer to London as Hitler's primary target in a speech to the House of Commons?

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

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