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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What operational range did Galland's fighers have?
(a) 130 miles.
(b) 160 miles.
(c) 125 miles.
(d) 170 miles.

4. On July 2, how many Wehrmacht divisions did Hitler demobilize?
(a) 36.
(b) 42.
(c) 38.
(d) 40.

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

6. How many paintings, sculptures, and tapestries did Goring confiscate from Jewish households?
(a) 1,700.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 900.

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

8. When did a formation of German bombers lose their way and mistakenly disobey orders not to bomb London?
(a) August 23.
(b) August 26.
(c) August 25.
(d) August 24.

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

10. By May 1941, how much was collected for the Spitfire Fund?
(a) $673 million.
(b) $915 million.
(c) $832 million.
(d) $703 million.

11. When were Pamela and Randolph Churchill married?
(a) November 8, 1939.
(b) October 4. 1939.
(c) August 10, 1939.
(d) September 21, 1939.

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

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

14. When did France fall?
(a) June 21.
(b) June 19.
(c) June 15.
(d) June 17.

15. By what time on August 13 did the RAF have more than 100 fighters airborne?
(a) Around 3 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) About 4 p.m.
(d) 4:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many more aircraft did British strategists believe that the Germans had compared to the RAF?

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

3. How many died in the British attack on Berlin on August 25?

4. When did Hitler issue Directive No. 16 and prepare for a landing operation against England?

5. How much was the overdraft of Churchill's bank account on June 18?

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