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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. Which of these was not one of the three military minds that thought the war would last years, not months?
(a) Moltke.
(b) Joffre.
(c) Kitchener.
(d) Churchill.

2. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. The German ultimatum to what country expired at noon on Saturday, August 1?
(a) England.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

4. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)
(a) That the Kaiser could not play war games.
(b) That the Kaiser needed to take an improv class.
(c) That the Kaiser could not stop things that were now in motion.
(d) That the Kaiser needed to stop whining.

5. What was the prime objective that governed French policy?
(a) To win the war whatever the cost.
(b) To win the war with Plan 17.
(c) To enter the war allied to England.
(d) To avenge their defeat at Sedan in 1870.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country created Plan 17?

2. The German fear of what did not run as deep as their commitment to Socialism?

3. What part of the French uniform did the former War Minister M. Etienne refuse to give up?

4. Why did the German General Staff believe that Britain belligerency would not affect the war?

5. How fast did Albert read books?

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