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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 9 months.

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

4. When did Chequers become the offical country home of British prime ministers?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1915.

5. What did the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough name their son when they were not allowed to name him after Churchill?
(a) Henry.
(b) William
(c) Charles.
(d) Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hitler order Goring to begin preparations for an assault on London?

2. What was the best time that Churchill's driver could make from Down Street to Chequers?

3. When did a BBC radio team stationed itself on the Dover cliffs and gave a report of an aerial battle as it occured.

4. What size was the German bomb named Satan?

5. How many daughters did Lord Queenborough have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspired Larson to write about Churchill's first year as prime minister?

2. Why did Goring have to call off his big attack on Eagle Day?

3. How was Churchill able to sleep?

4. What happened to the Lancastria?

5. Why did Beaverbrook think he was not qualified to run the Ministry of Aircraft Production?

6. How did the first bombing of London occur on August 24?

7. What happened to the bits of metal that filled the skies in August?

8. In May of 1940, how did Americans feel about going to war with Germany?

9. What was the reaction to a National Day of Prayer proposed for September 8, 1940?

10. How successful was the evacuation of British soldiers from Dunkirk in June?

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