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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. In August, what date was set for the invastion of England?
(a) September 15.
(b) September 3.
(c) September 21.
(d) September 30.

2. At what time on the night of the debutante ball did a bomb fall to the basement dance floor of the Cafe de Paris?
(a) 9:50 p.m.
(b) 9:55 p.m.
(c) 10:05 p.m.
(d) 10:11 p.m.

3. When did Churchill give a speech in English and in French?
(a) October 25.
(b) October 23.
(c) October 19.
(d) October 21.

4. How old was Marigold Churchill when she died?
(a) 2 years and 9 months.
(b) 1 year and 11 months.
(c) 3 years and 2 months.
(d) 4 years and 8 months.

5. What percent of respondents reported getting no sleep on the night of September 11?
(a) 32%.
(b) 43%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 31%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What battle fleet did Vice Admiral Sir J. F. Somerville have at his disposal for Operation Catapult?

2. In September, how many guns were brought to London?

3. How long would the fuel that the RAF fighters carried keep them flying?

4. At the time that Louis Greig offered to set Colville up with a medical interview in the process to enlist in the RAF, what was the life expectancy of a new member of a bomber crew?

5. By September 7, how many barges were in the Belgian city of Ostend, when a week earlier there had been only 18?

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