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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: A Certain Eventuality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Gay Margesson visit Colville in London and they saw the Strauss operetta Die Fledermaus?
(a) July 13.
(b) July 10.
(c) July 11.
(d) July 7.

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

3. During Operation Dynamo, how many men had Churchil estimated would be evacuated from France?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 65,000.
(d) 55,000.

4. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?
(a) 23.
(b) 48.
(c) 57.
(d) 39.

5. By May 1941, how much was collected for the Spitfire Fund?
(a) $915 million.
(b) $703 million.
(c) $832 million.
(d) $673 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Marigold Churchill when she died?

2. What did the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough name their son when they were not allowed to name him after Churchill?

3. When did a BBC radio team stationed itself on the Dover cliffs and gave a report of an aerial battle as it occured.

4. When did Goring marry Emmy Sonnemann?

5. When did Churchill refuse Lord Beaverbrook's resignation?

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