The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

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Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following words best describes how The Churchill Club felt that Denmark responded to Nazi Germany’s invasion?

A) Heroically

B) Forcefully

C) Shamefully

D) Cautiously

2. In his description of Operation Weserübung, Hoose writes that “[j]ust after dawn on April 9, 1940, a merchant ship that normally carried coal sailed by Danish security forces and docked at Langelinie Pier, in Copenhagen. Like the Trojan horse of Greek mythology, it carried a secret: hatches opened and German soldiers poured from the hull, fanning out through the city, seizing control of key installations.” Which of the following literary terms does Hoose use in this quote?

A) Adage

B) Allegory

C) Allusion

D) Anaphora

3. Which of the following countries’ responses to the Nazi German regime inspired Pedersen and his companions?

A) Norway

B) Sweden

C) Finland

D) Poland

4. Which of the following phrases best describes the context in which The Churchill Club began its activities?

A) Immediately following Nazi Germany’s invasion of Denmark

B) Amidst a passionate revolt by Danish society

C) As Danes began to profit from German occupation

D) In the throes of the invasion of Poland

5. As the war progressed in Europe, Hoose writes that “[i]n the early months of 1942, it was clear that many Danish officials were expecting a Nazi victory in which Denmark would be a business partner.