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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By September 7, how many barges were in the Belgian city of Ostend, when a week earlier there had been only 18?

2. From where did Goring and two senior Luftwaffe officers watch the start of the Luftwaffe's attack on London?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some terms of the French armistice?

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

3. What was Hitler's directive No. 17?

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

5. What was Chequers?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In London during an air raid, one building might be destroyed and one next door saved. A person might die, while someone next to them survived. What does it mean to be in the wrong/right place at a moment in time? What is conveyed about fate through the air raids and other incidents?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world Churchill and others lived in from May 1940 to May 1941?

Essay Topic 3

The wealthy and the important had luxurious shelters during bomb attacks. The working poor suffered with dirty and uncomfortable shelters. What was the difference between how the rich and the poor spent the time during air raids? Why were the rich or important privileged? How did privilege help ensure safety and comfort?

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