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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. From where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officers watch the start of the Luftwaffe's attack on London?
(a) Cap Blanc-Nez.
(b) Sangatte.
(c) Audresselles.
(d) Wissant.

2. On the day of Churchill's speech about the battle at Mers el-Kebir, where did 20 German dive-bombers attack?
(a) Isle of Man.
(b) Isle of Sheppey.
(c) Isle of Arran.
(d) Isle of Portland.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Churchills begin transferring their belongings to 10 Downing Street?

2. When did the first full moon of Churchill's premiership occur?

3. When did the Church of England propose that a day of prayer be held and all munitions plants close?

4. When did Hitler issue Directive No. 16 and prepare for a landing operation against England?

5. How old was Marigold Churchill when she died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What photograph did Goebbels intend to use as propaganda?

4. What did Churchill bring to No 10 Downing Street when he was made prime minister, and what was his challenge?

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

6. How old were Churchill's children in 1940?

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

8. What happened to the Lancastria?

9. In Chapter 4, where did Churchill work?

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

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