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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 kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) The infantry.
(c) A diplomatic mission.
(d) A tank brigade.

2. On the morning of the Battle of Mons, Sir John French estimated the German forces they were about to fight at one or two army corps plus cavalry. How large was it really?
(a) Four corps and three cavalry divisions.
(b) Sixteen corps but no cavalry.
(c) Sir John French was accurate in his assessment.
(d) Six corps and some cavalry.

3. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?
(a) Blotched the moonlit sky with black clouds.
(b) Burned clean because of the German’s superior engines.
(c) Caused a fire in the ship’s engines.
(d) Polluted the air more than any other ship for a hundred miles around.

4. What did Admiral Milne not think of as a destination for the German fleet he was hunting?
(a) The Dardanelles.
(b) The Black Sea.
(c) London.
(d) The Adriatic Sea.

5. What did the German armies do during the first four days of Dubail’s and Castelnau’s offensive into Lorraine?
(a) They retired slowly, fighting for ever inch of territory.
(b) The held their ground and did not give an inch of territory.
(c) They retired slowly, according to their plan.
(d) They attacked and drove back the French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast did Albert read books?

2. What took place at two minutes past eight on the morning of August 4?

3. While Germany had the second largest fleet in the world, how many ships did it have total in the Mediterranean Sea?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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