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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How dod Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, make his fortune?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Grocery business.
(c) Banking.
(d) Newspapers.

2. On August 13, how many German bombers assembled and began making their way toward England?
(a) Well over 200.
(b) Around 175.
(c) 180.
(d) 215.

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

4. What was the date of a photograph from an attack on Freiburg, Germany, that Goebbels planned to use for propaganda?
(a) May 17, 1940.
(b) May 30, 1940.
(c) May 1, 1940.
(d) May 10, 1940.

5. In May of 1940, how many Americans opposed a declaration of war?
(a) 93%.
(b) 87%.
(c) 42%.
(d) 61%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Churchill order the start of Operation Dynamo?

2. When was the RAF Bomber Command established?

3. When did the first full moon of Churchill's premiership occur?

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

5. How old was Winston Churchill in 1940?

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