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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) Walter Gifford.
(c) Lewis Douglas.
(d) John Winant.

2. When did Churchill order the start of Operation Dynamo?
(a) May 26.
(b) May 27.
(c) May 31.
(d) May 20.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Britain declare war on Germany?

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

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

4. How far was the Churchill family estate from London?

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

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