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

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

3. When did Britain declare war on Germany?
(a) October 11, 1939.
(b) December 20, 1939.
(c) September 3, 1939.
(d) November 1, 1939.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?

2. What size was the German bomb named Satan?

3. During Operation Dynamo, how many men had Churchil estimated would be evacuated from France?

4. What was Chamberlain's nickname?

5. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?

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