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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. 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 stop things that were now in motion.
(c) That the Kaiser needed to take an improv class.
(d) That the Kaiser could not play war games.

2. Who was called the “Sick Man” of Europe? (137)
(a) Kaiser William II.
(b) The Ottoman Empire.
(c) Russia.
(d) The Russian Czar.

3. How long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?
(a) 20 weeks.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 4 days.

4. 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 they would be grave and terrible.
(c) That Britain and France would run to their aid.
(d) That Belgium would triumph over Germany’s armies.

5. On what day was Brussels occupied by the Germans?
(a) September 1.
(b) August 12.
(c) August 24.
(d) August 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What signal let loose “the irresistible onrush of events” that led to war?

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

3. When Grey sent telegrams asking for a confirmation of Belgian neutrality, who responded within an hour?

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

5. What is the bigger a division or a corps?

(see the answer key)

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