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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (Chapters 10-14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?
(a) Blotched the moonlit sky with black clouds.
(b) Burned clean because of the German’s superior engines.
(c) Polluted the air more than any other ship for a hundred miles around.
(d) Caused a fire in the ship’s engines.

2. What kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?
(a) The infantry.
(b) A tank brigade.
(c) A diplomatic mission.
(d) The cavalry.

3. How many corps did the German army have?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

4. Why did the German General Staff believe that Britain belligerency would not affect the war?
(a) They thought it would be over in four months.
(b) They wanted to prove themselves better than all other Europeans.
(c) They did not think the British could fight very well.
(d) They expected to defeat the British at sea and keep them from reaching the mainland.

5. What country was Bethmann referring to when he said, “it was like striking a man from behind while he was fighting for his life against two assailants” (129)
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Germany want Turkey as an ally?

2. What did the British “requisition” (140) from the Turkish?

3. What anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo had almost arrived when the British reached it on their march to Mons?

4. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?

5. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?

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