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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight, A Prime Minister Alone, 1940-1941.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom promoted the idea of French resistance?
(a) Jean Joseph Guieu.
(b) Charles de Gaulle.
(c) Louis André Bon.
(d) Jean-Baptiste Cervoni.

2. What was France supposed to do under Vichy?
(a) Attack Germany at all costs.
(b) Defend Germany at all costs.
(c) Show no resistance to Germany at all.
(d) Create armaments for Germany.

3. What paper did Churchill's mother get him hired on to?
(a) Chronicle.
(b) Weekly Reader.
(c) Herald.
(d) Daily Telegraph

4. What was the "Battle of Britain"?
(a) Reference to WWII.
(b) A amphibious assault.
(c) An air offensive.
(d) A Parliamentary battle.

5. What country did Churchill commit to helping when Hitler declares war on it, despite his misgivings about communism?
(a) Austria.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Churchill enjoy playing immensely?

2. What was a "Silent Remington"?

3. How did Churchill win his soldiers' respect and affection?

4. What was Hitler identified as?

5. In 1941, what country's abandonment of neutrality could change the direction of the war?

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