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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (Chapters 15-19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did each German regiment’s field kitchen keep up while on the march?
(a) The cooks prepared the food on horseback.
(b) The cooks were driven ahead and then prepared food for the soldiers where they would end their march.
(c) They were in the back of moving vans.
(d) They were on wheels, set up right in moving wagons.

2. On the morning of the Battle of Mons, Sir John French estimated the German forces they were about to fight at one or two army corps plus cavalry. How large was it really?
(a) Sixteen corps but no cavalry.
(b) Sir John French was accurate in his assessment.
(c) Six corps and some cavalry.
(d) Four corps and three cavalry divisions.

3. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?
(a) Because they did not read the newspapers.
(b) Because the German leadership did not publish the response.
(c) Because they did not care about it.
(d) Because it had not been sent yet.

4. At one point during the reatreat, when Lanrezac was convinced that Joffre’s plan was a bad one, he refused to move without what?
(a) An assurance of victory.
(b) A written order to do so.
(c) A day of rest for his troops.
(d) A verbal agreement that it was not his idea.

5. In general, the Battle of Gumbinnen was a victory for what country?
(a) The United States.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary Allied war aim as expressed by Foreign Minister Sazonov?

2. As the Allies retreated from the German advance, British casualties continued to grow, solidifying Sir John French’s desire to do what?

3. When the German ships were allowed to enter the Dardanelles, what was the order for the forts to do if British ships followed?

4. Prittwitz, considering the Russian threat too great, decided the Germans should retire behind what river as previously planned?

5. How many men did Kitchener announce the Britain must be prepared to put into the field?

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