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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 did a formation of German bombers lose their way and mistakenly disobey orders not to bomb London?
(a) August 25.
(b) August 24.
(c) August 26.
(d) August 23.

2. When did German aircraft begin bombing targets on the English mainland for the first time?
(a) June 5.
(b) June 7.
(c) June 4.
(d) June 1.

3. When did Mary Churchill write her mother and ask permission to leave Breccles Hall?
(a) September 4.
(b) September 1.
(c) September 2.
(d) September 3.

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

5. During the second raid on Berlin, how many died and were wounded?
(a) 10 died and 21 were wounded.
(b) 11 died and 9 were wounded.
(c) 5 died and 18 were wounded.
(d) 17 died and 6 were wounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did the German bombers who hit Frieburg, Germany, think they were attacking?

2. In Chapter 7, how long ago had John Colville asked Gay Margesson to marry him?

3. How much of an allowance did Mary Churchill receive monthly?

4. What date did Basil Collier, a leading Battle of Britain historian, say set the world on course toward Hiroshima?

5. On August 15, how many aircraft did the Luftwaffe lose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, where did Churchill work?

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

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

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

9. On June 29, what place did the Germans seize and occupy?

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

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