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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: One Year to the Day to Epilogue: As Time Went By.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Archibald Wavell, British generall in Libya, telegram Churchill that conditions were deteriorating?
(a) April 7.
(b) April 9.
(c) April 10.
(d) April 8.

2. When Galland applied to the German Airline Pilot School, how many applications were submitted?
(a) 23,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 18,000.

3. What did Goebbels mention in his diary about the weather?
(a) Raining.
(b) Gloomy cloudy day.
(c) Glorious spring day.
(d) Misting.

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

5. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Winston Churchill in 1940?

2. What was the target of the German bombs on November 14?

3. During the first six days of January, how much snow accumulated in Birmingham?

4. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?

5. When did Churchill give a speech in English and in French?

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