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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (Chapter 6-9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?
(a) The bayonet.
(b) The cavalry.
(c) The tank.
(d) The artillery.

2. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

3. How did Clausewitz claim one could win public opinion?
(a) By gaining victories and the enemy’s capital.
(b) By outspending your opponents.
(c) By giving the people what they want.
(d) By outsmarting your opponents.

4. How fast did Albert read books?
(a) Two per week.
(b) One per month.
(c) One per day.
(d) Two per day.

5. What instrument was played at King Edward VII’s funeral?
(a) Drums, bagpipes, and flutes.
(b) Horns, drums, and bagpipes.
(c) Horns and drums.
(d) Drums and bagpipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was “an unimportant obstacle” (18) to Schlieffen, along with the River Pregel?

2. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?

3. Why did the Belgians not have any heavy artillery?

4. What did Italy decide to do “with the clarity of insight possessed by the Latin intellect”?

5. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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