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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. Why did Brussels go “mad with excitement” in Chapter 11 (176)?
(a) The city held a war rally.
(b) They had received news of the German army’s surrender.
(c) They had heard that war was declared on Germany.
(d) They had received news of their army repulsing the German attack the day before.

2. Right from the first day of invasion the Germans shot both Belgian civilians and who else?
(a) Priests.
(b) French immigrants.
(c) Politicians.
(d) German civilians.

3. What did Admiral Milne not think of as a destination for the German fleet he was hunting?
(a) The Black Sea.
(b) The Dardanelles.
(c) London.
(d) The Adriatic Sea.

4. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)
(a) That the Kaiser needed to stop whining.
(b) That the Kaiser could not play war games.
(c) That the Kaiser could not stop things that were now in motion.
(d) That the Kaiser needed to take an improv class.

5. When King Albert of Belgium rejected the German ultimatum, what did he think the consequences would be?
(a) That Germany would see the error of its ways and relent.
(b) That Britain and France would run to their aid.
(c) That they would be grave and terrible.
(d) That Belgium would triumph over Germany’s armies.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a day of fierce fighting, the British withdrew from Mons. What did the Germans do?

2. What does King Albert decide to try after Germany refuses to respond to formal messages to prevent a war?

3. What made Hindenburg stand out as a candidate to replace Prittwitz as Commander of the German Eighth Army?

4. Why did Germany want Turkey as an ally?

5. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?

(see the answer key)

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