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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 88, where was a raid that was reported to have caused panic in England?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Exmouth.

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

3. On January 14, what time did Churchill retire for the evening?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 3:30 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

4. 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.

5. When did Harriman marry Marie Norton Whitney?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1928.

6. At the end of Chapter 93, what was the vote in the House of Commons for Churchill's proposed resolution?
(a) 425 to 35.
(b) 445 to 5.
(c) 430 to 30.
(d) 447 to 3.

7. In December how many planes could the Air Minsitry not account for out of 8,500?
(a) 150.
(b) 580.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 3,500.

8. In the electoral college, how did Roosevelt win?
(a) 389 to 126.
(b) 449 to 82.
(c) 437 to 94.
(d) 394 to 120.

9. When would the Duke of Hamilton learn of the correspondence sent to him from Germany in September?
(a) 8 months later.
(b) 2 months later.
(c) 3 months later.
(d) 6 months later.

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

11. What did Clementine use Churchill's honey to sweeten in Chapter 91?
(a) Rhubarb.
(b) Bread.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Strawberries.

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

13. Where did Randolph Churchil and his unit, No. 8 Commando sail on the Glenroy?
(a) Egypt.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Greece.
(d) Libya.

14. How many weeks was Hopkins' visit to England?
(a) Over 4.
(b) 2.
(c) Almost 3.
(d) 5.

15. When was it announced that Halifax would become the new ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) December 22.
(b) December 20.
(c) December 23.
(d) December 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. On April 16, what food did Roosevelt order transferred under the Lend-Lease Act?

2. How many were injured and killed in the raids on September 7?

3. During the week that ended on Sunday, January 12, how many tons of sugar and cheese were destroyed?

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

5. How long would the fuel that the RAF fighters carried keep them flying?

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