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

2. How old was Marigold Churchill when she died?
(a) 3 years and 2 months.
(b) 2 years and 9 months.
(c) 4 years and 8 months.
(d) 1 year and 11 months.

3. During World War I, when were the first bombs dropped from German zeppelins over England and Scotland?
(a) January 19, 1915.
(b) February 12, 1915.
(c) March 3, 1915.
(d) April 9, 1915.

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

5. In Chapter 10, when did Churchill meet with Prime Minister Reynaud in Briare, France?
(a) June 9,
(b) June 12.
(c) June 11.
(d) June 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old was Winston Churchill in 1940?

4. How dod Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, make his fortune?

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

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