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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 fast did Albert read books?
(a) Two per day.
(b) One per month.
(c) Two per week.
(d) One per day.

2. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A thick booklet containing an ultimatum from Germany.
(b) A pamphlet of German war propaganda.
(c) A demand for support from the French.
(d) A paper saying that Germany had declared war on Russia.

3. What were Schlieffen’s last words about the right wing?
(a) To make it fast.
(b) To brush the Channel with its sleeve.
(c) To make it strong.
(d) To keep it balanced.

4. When the voyage of the Goeben and Breslau ultimately shut off Russian access from the Black Sea, how much did Russian exports drop?
(a) 84%.
(b) 98%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 89%.

5. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the French uniform did the former War Minister M. Etienne refuse to give up?

2. 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)

3. What kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?

4. If Schlieffen wanted to be bold in his plans, what did Moltke want to do?

5. What state were the Belgian troops in when war was declared?

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