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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: The Americans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was it announced that Halifax would become the new ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) December 22.
(b) December 23.
(c) December 21.
(d) December 20.

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

3. On July 2, how many Wehrmacht divisions did Hitler demobilize?
(a) 38.
(b) 36.
(c) 40.
(d) 42.

4. In February how many tons of shipping were destroyed by U-boats, aircraft, and mines?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 143,000.
(c) 280,000.
(d) 370,000.

5. To what newspaper did an American correspondent telegraph secret information about the Vichy government?
(a) Los Angeles Times.
(b) Chicago Daily News.
(c) Houston Chronicle.
(d) Denver Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how many people were killed in Aberdeen, Scotland, when a single bomber attacked?

2. When was the RAF Bomber Command established?

3. What was Chamberlain's nickname?

4. When did Mary Churchill learn of the sking of the City of Benares?

5. At what time on the night of the debutante ball did a bomb fall to the basement dance floor of the Cafe de Paris?

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