The Guns of August Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Barbara W. Tuchman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Guns of August Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Barbara W. Tuchman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How many men did Russia have available for military service?
(a) 5,500,000.
(b) 6,000,000.
(c) 5,000,000.
(d) 6,500,000.

2. Who dominated the British staff in the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Lord Kitchener.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Sir John French.
(d) Henry Wilson.

3. What is the bigger a division or a corps?
(a) A corps.
(b) A division.
(c) They are two words for the same thing.
(d) They are made up of different kinds of soldiers and cannot be counted the same.

4. How many wives had Sukhomlinov had?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. How did general Joffre want to treat the Belgian army?
(a) As an enemy.
(b) As part of the British army.
(c) Simply as a wing of the French Army.
(d) As a strong and independent ally.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast did Albert read books?

2. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?

3. The destruction of what army was the German general von Kluck’s task?

4. What did Kaiser William II mean when he said, “If only someone had told me beforehand that England would take up arms against us!” (120)?

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

(see the answer key)

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