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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During World War I, when were the first bombs dropped from German zeppelins over England and Scotland?
(a) February 12, 1915.
(b) January 19, 1915.
(c) March 3, 1915.
(d) April 9, 1915.

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

3. How much of an allowance did Mary Churchill receive monthly?
(a) $30.
(b) $25.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

4. When did Goring marry Emmy Sonnemann?
(a) April 10, 1935.
(b) June 28, 1935.
(c) March 3, 1935.
(d) May 9, 1935.

5. When did the Churchills begin transferring their belongings to 10 Downing Street?
(a) June 19.
(b) June 21.
(c) June 14.
(d) June 11.

6. For shooting down how many aircraft was Adolf Galland, German ace, awarded a third Knight's Cross in July of 1940?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 28.
(d) 21.

7. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?
(a) June 4.
(b) June 7.
(c) June 5.
(d) June 1.

8. When the war in Europe began, how many men did the U.S. Army have?
(a) 174,000.
(b) 181,000.
(c) 167,000.
(d) 153,000.

9. How many died in the British attack on Berlin on August 25?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 0.
(d) 24.

10. How many errors did a typist, Elizabeth Layton, make in a 27-page speech?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

11. During the second raid on Berlin, how many died and were wounded?
(a) 5 died and 18 were wounded.
(b) 10 died and 21 were wounded.
(c) 11 died and 9 were wounded.
(d) 17 died and 6 were wounded.

12. How many men were evacuated from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo?
(a) 338,226.
(b) 409, 138.
(c) 118,799.
(d) 279,186.

13. In 1940, when did President Roosevelt convene a cabinet meeting discussing the new English prime minister?
(a) May 30.
(b) May 24.
(c) May 19.
(d) May 11.

14. What did the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough name their son when they were not allowed to name him after Churchill?
(a) Henry.
(b) Charles.
(c) Lewis.
(d) William

15. How men died on the Bretagne on July 3?
(a) 1,498.
(b) 1,348.
(c) 1,153.
(d) 1,297.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the crew from the German bomber that Colville and Moyra saw at Horse Pasture Farm were killed?

2. On August 13, how many German bombers assembled and began making their way toward England?

3. When did the French sign an armistice with Hitler?

4. In Chapter 10, when did Churchill meet with Prime Minister Reynaud in Briare, France?

5. In August, what date was set for the invastion of England?

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