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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Dread.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did the German bombers who hit Frieburg, Germany, think they were attacking?
(a) Tours, France.
(b) Normandy, France.
(c) Dijon, France.
(d) Reims, France.

2. By what time on August 13 did the RAF have more than 100 fighters airborne?
(a) 4:30 p.m.
(b) About 4 p.m.
(c) Around 3 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

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

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

5. When did Lord Beaverbrook tender his resignation?
(a) June 29.
(b) July 3.
(c) July 1.
(d) June 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many more aircraft did British strategists believe that the Germans had compared to the RAF?

2. When did Britain declare war on Germany?

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

4. On August 15, how many aircraft were in the attack?

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

(see the answer key)

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