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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Archibald Wavell, British generall in Libya, telegram Churchill that conditions were deteriorating?
(a) April 9.
(b) April 8.
(c) April 7.
(d) April 10.

2. At what time on the night of the debutante ball did a bomb fall to the basement dance floor of the Cafe de Paris?
(a) 9:55 p.m.
(b) 10:11 p.m.
(c) 9:50 p.m.
(d) 10:05 p.m.

3. When did Germany and Russia sign a nonagression pact?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1939.

4. Where did German forces stage a full-scale invasion on April 6?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Czechoslovakia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

5. When was a parliamentary debate held on Churchill's handling of the war?
(a) May 7.
(b) May 8.
(c) May 6.
(d) May 5.

6. When did Mary Churchill learn of the sking of the City of Benares?
(a) September 25
(b) September 23.
(c) September 24.
(d) September 22.

7. How much time did Colville and his fellow private secretaries wish to have off for Christmas?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

8. On April 15, how much did Harriman donate to the city of Bristol?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 75 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

9. To what newspaper did an American correspondent telegraph secret information about the Vichy government?
(a) Chicago Daily News.
(b) Denver Post.
(c) Los Angeles Times.
(d) Houston Chronicle.

10. During a raid on Hamburg on May 7, how many were killed?
(a) 90.
(b) 105.
(c) 95.
(d) 100.

11. During the first week of March, where was there a successful British raid?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Holland.

12. When did Goebbels write in his diary in Chapter 95 that "England's will to resist [was] still intact?" (457).
(a) May 10.
(b) May 9.
(c) May 8.
(d) May 7.

13. When did Mary attend London's yearly debutante ball in 1941?
(a) March 6.
(b) March 7.
(c) March 8.
(d) March 9.

14. When did Churchill give Beaverbrook the post of Minister of State?
(a) May 3.
(b) May 4.
(c) May 2.
(d) May 1,

15. In April how many Belgian boys were kllled in a fire on a train?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. On April 16, how many died during a raid?

2. During Battle of Britain Day, how many aircraft did the Germans lose?

3. What did Goebbels mention in his diary about the weather?

4. On January 15, what destroyer did Churchill, Clementine, Hopkins, Ismay, and Halifax board?

5. When did Eric Duncannon propose to Mary Churchill?

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