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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. What date did Basil Collier, a leading Battle of Britain historian, say set the world on course toward Hiroshima?
(a) August 19.
(b) August 11.
(c) August 27.
(d) August 24.

2. On August 13, how many German bombers assembled and began making their way toward England?
(a) Around 175.
(b) Well over 200.
(c) 215.
(d) 180.

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

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

5. On August 14 how many aircraft were lost?
(a) 21 Luftwaffe and 5 RAF aircraft.
(b) 9 Luftwaffe and 18 RAF aircraft.
(c) 19 Luftwaffe and 8 RAF aircraft.
(d) 10 Luftwaffe and 11 RAF aircraft.

Short Answer Questions

1. After postponing the date a couple time, when did Gorin set Eagle Day, his campaign against the RAF?

2. In early September, how long did Goring tell Goebbels that the war would go before ending?

3. What was the name of Lindemann's valet?

4. By what time on August 13 did the RAF have more than 100 fighters airborne?

5. When were Pamela and Randolph Churchill married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Lancastria?

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

3. What did Goebbels think woud happen after the French signed an armistice with Hiter on June 22?

4. What were some terms of the French armistice?

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

6. On September 7, where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officer go and why?

7. How was Churchill able to sleep?

8. What was Chequers?

9. What was the Spitfire fund, and who were the first to contribute?

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

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