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

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

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

4. What size was the German bomb named Satan?
(a) 13 feet and 4,000 pounds.
(b) 11 feet and 3,900 pounds.
(c) 12 feet and 3,700 pounds.
(d) 14 feet and 5,000 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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