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

2. Who is America's ambassador to Britain in 1940?
(a) John Winant.
(b) Walter Gifford.
(c) Joseph Kennedy.
(d) Lewis Douglas.

3. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?
(a) June 5.
(b) June 1.
(c) June 7.
(d) June 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Britain declare war on Germany?

2. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?

3. How many errors did a typist, Elizabeth Layton, make in a 27-page speech?

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

5. How many paintings, sculptures, and tapestries did Goring confiscate from Jewish households?

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