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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was the overdraft of Churchill's bank account on June 18?
(a) $300,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $250,000.

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

3. What battle fleet did Vice Admiral Sir J. F. Somerville have at his disposal for Operation Catapult?
(a) 20 ships and an aircraft carrier.
(b) 27 ships and an aircraft carrier.
(c) 25 ships and an aircraft carrier.
(d) 17 ships and an aircraft carrier.

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

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

6. In May of 1940, how many Americans opposed a declaration of war?
(a) 93%.
(b) 61%.
(c) 87%.
(d) 42%.

7. After postponing the date a couple time, when did Gorin set Eagle Day, his campaign against the RAF?
(a) August 9.
(b) August 17.
(c) August 11.
(d) August 13.

8. During Operation Dynamo, how many men had Churchil estimated would be evacuated from France?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 55,000.
(c) 65,000.
(d) 60,000.

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

10. How old was Winston Churchill in 1940?
(a) 63.
(b) 64.
(c) 67.
(d) 65.

11. How dod Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, make his fortune?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Grocery business.
(d) Banking.

12. By September 7, how many barges were in the Belgian city of Ostend, when a week earlier there had been only 18?
(a) 155.
(b) 194.
(c) 260.
(d) 270.

13. What was the best time that Churchill's driver could make from Down Street to Chequers?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 70 minutes.
(c) 65 minutes.
(d) 50 minutes.

14. In Chapter 22, how many people were killed in Aberdeen, Scotland, when a single bomber attacked?
(a) 35.
(b) 51.
(c) 68.
(d) 43.

15. On August 13, how many German bombers assembled and began making their way toward England?
(a) Around 175.
(b) Well over 200.
(c) 180.
(d) 215.

Short Answer Questions

1. On August 14 how many aircraft were lost?

2. What weekly tea ration was set in place that remained in effect until 1952?

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

4. For how many years did Hess serve as Hitler's private secretary?

5. By what time on August 13 did the RAF have more than 100 fighters airborne?

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