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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 20-Afterword).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why was the report of the withdrawal of French troops from the German left wing a bad sign?
(a) Because it implied that the French did not want to fight anymore.
(b) Because the Germans needed French support in the battle.
(c) Because if they withdrew, the Germans could not reach them with their artillery anymore.
(d) Because it meant the French were trying to reinforce the soldiers facing the German right wing.
2. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Calvin Coolidge.
3. How long did Russian pessimists think the war would last, causing them to be labeled “defeatists”? (119)
(a) Six months.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.
4. On August 24, after days of terrible news of the disaster of Plan 17, what did Joffre finally tell Messimy?
(a) That the French must still continue to attack, whatever the cost.
(b) That he would lose his coat before admitting defeat.
(c) That it is the fault of the British that everything went wrong.
(d) That the French must go on the defensive.
5. Prittwitz, considering the Russian threat too great, decided the Germans should retire behind what river as previously planned?
(a) The Mississippi.
(b) The Vistula.
(c) The Rhine.
(d) The Thames.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of these was not one of the three military minds that thought the war would last years, not months?
2. What country created Plan 17?
3. The German and French attacks, each from their extreme right wing, is compared to what?
4. What was the possibility of the appearance of the German Fleet in the English Channel in the beginning of Chapter 9 compared to?
5. When Grey sent telegrams asking for a confirmation of Belgian neutrality, who responded within an hour?
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