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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. Schlieffen’s plan was derived from what ancient general at what ancient battle?
(a) Hannibal at Lake Trasimene.
(b) Scipio at Cannae.
(c) Hannibal at Cannae.
(d) Scipio at Zama.

2. When the British fleet is sent to the safety of its war base, Churchill says what is a “nightmare gone forever” (93)?
(a) Running out of coal for the ships.
(b) A surprise torpedo attack.
(c) An attack by the German navy.
(d) A storm at sea.

3. Why did the German General Staff believe that Britain belligerency would not affect the war?
(a) They thought it would be over in four months.
(b) They wanted to prove themselves better than all other Europeans.
(c) They did not think the British could fight very well.
(d) They expected to defeat the British at sea and keep them from reaching the mainland.

4. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?
(a) Split their own army into two wings.
(b) Try to get behind the Russian armies.
(c) Attack both wings at once.
(d) Attack one wing before the other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?

2. What anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo had almost arrived when the British reached it on their march to Mons?

3. What did Moltke’s nickname der traurige Julius mean in English?

4. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?

5. What did Foch say was the first condition of victory?

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