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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When a formation of German bombers mistakenly bombed London, where was a church damaged?
(a) Clerkenwell.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Cripplegate.
(d) Covent Garden.

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

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

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

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

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

10. When was the RAF Bomber Command established?
(a) May 11, 1917.
(b) April 1, 1918.
(c) March 3, 1916.
(d) June 3, 1918.

11. How many sorties did the Luftwaffe fly on August 15?
(a) 1,600.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 1,100.

12. When did Hitler order Goring to begin preparations for an assault on London?
(a) August 31.
(b) August 29.
(c) August 27.
(d) August 26.

13. What was Chamberlain's nickname?
(a) Old Man.
(b) Blunderbuss.
(c) The Coroner.
(d) Firestarter.

14. 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 14.
(b) July 12.
(c) July 15.
(d) July 11.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By September 7, how many barges were in the Belgian city of Ostend, when a week earlier there had been only 18?

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

3. On August 14 how many aircraft were lost?

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

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

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