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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (Chapter 6-9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?
(a) That the food was too cold for German palettes.
(b) That France would side with Germany in a war with England.
(c) That his French ancestry was a blight on his German pedigree.
(d) That he did not appreciate the French. Not at all.

2. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?
(a) The reserves.
(b) The tanks.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The infantry.

3. Why did the French insist that Russia attack by the 15th day of war, regardless of its readiness?
(a) They wanted Germany to leave them alone.
(b) They knew Russia would utterly defeat the Germans.
(c) They wanted Germany to be forced to fight on two fronts.
(d) They knew Britain would join them if the Russians did.

4. When Grey sent telegrams asking for a confirmation of Belgian neutrality, who responded within an hour?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

5. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?

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

4. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)

5. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?

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