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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 Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?
(a) The artillery.
(b) The bayonet.
(c) The tank.
(d) The cavalry.

2. What state were the Belgian troops in when war was declared?
(a) They were average, able to keep up with the Germans and French.
(b) They were ill-disciplined and untidy.
(c) They were a model of discipline and honor.
(d) They were conscripted, and had gone home for the winter.

3. What famous location lay between Mons and Brussels?
(a) Berlin.
(b) The Ardennes.
(c) Paris.
(d) Waterloo.

4. When the German attack on the forts of Liege failed miserably, what did Ludendorff insist needed to be brought into action?
(a) The plan of starving out the enemy.
(b) The enormous German siege cannon.
(c) The Uhlan cavalry.
(d) The light German field artillery.

5. On August 24, after days of terrible news of the disaster of Plan 17, what did Joffre finally tell Messimy?
(a) That he would lose his coat before admitting defeat.
(b) That it is the fault of the British that everything went wrong.
(c) That the French must go on the defensive.
(d) That the French must still continue to attack, whatever the cost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Right from the first day of invasion the Germans shot both Belgian civilians and who else?

2. The German Prince Rupprecht argued that what was the best way he could keep as many French troops as possible occupied?

3. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?

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

5. Why did Germany want Turkey as an ally?

(see the answer key)

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