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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 the book The Great Illusion try to prove?
(a) That war was a human necessity.
(b) That war had become vain.
(c) That war made you strong.
(d) That war was inconvenient.

2. What anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo had almost arrived when the British reached it on their march to Mons?
(a) The 200th anniversary.
(b) The 20th anniversary.
(c) The 50th anniversary.
(d) The 100th anniversary.

3. The Cabinet in Britain divided from what event in Britain’s past?
(a) The defeat at Sedan.
(b) The Boer War.
(c) The escape at Dunkirk.
(d) Hannibal’s victory at Cannae.

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

5. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?
(a) Sir Edward Grey.
(b) Joseph Joffre.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Sir Henry Kitchener.

Short Answer Questions

1. On August 24, after days of terrible news of the disaster of Plan 17, what did Joffre finally tell Messimy?

2. What did Italy decide to do “with the clarity of insight possessed by the Latin intellect”?

3. What did the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?

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

5. 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)

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