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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What weekly tea ration was set in place that remained in effect until 1952?
(a) 2 ounces.
(b) 5 ounces.
(c) 3 ounces.
(d) 4 ounces.

3. How many consecutive nights of bombing occurred over London in 1940 to 1941?
(a) 57.
(b) 39.
(c) 23.
(d) 48.

4. How many daughters did Lord Queenborough have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

6. 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.

7. When did a BBC radio team stationed itself on the Dover cliffs and gave a report of an aerial battle as it occured.
(a) July 15.
(b) July 12.
(c) July 14.
(d) July 11.

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

9. On August 15, how many aircraft were in the attack?
(a) More than 2,100.
(b) 1,900.
(c) About 1,800.
(d) 2,200.

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

11. What city did the German bombers who hit Frieburg, Germany, think they were attacking?
(a) Dijon, France.
(b) Normandy, France.
(c) Tours, France.
(d) Reims, France.

12. When did Gay Margesson visit Colville in London and they saw the Strauss operetta Die Fledermaus?
(a) July 7.
(b) July 13.
(c) July 10.
(d) July 11.

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

14. How far was the Churchill family estate from London?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

15. When did Hitler issue Directive No. 16 and prepare for a landing operation against England?
(a) July 14.
(b) July 17.
(c) July 13.
(d) July 16.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On July 2, how many Wehrmacht divisions did Hitler demobilize?

4. After postponing the date a couple time, when did Gorin set Eagle Day, his campaign against the RAF?

5. At what temperature was the water for Churchill's baths?

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