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

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

3. In Chapter 5, how many more aircraft did British strategists believe that the Germans had compared to the RAF?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 5 times.

4. When did Churchil refer to London as Hitler's primary target in a speech to the House of Commons?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1936.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of an allowance did Mary Churchill receive monthly?

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

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

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

5. How old was Winston Churchill in 1940?

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