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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. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

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

3. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?
(a) William of Orange.
(b) Edward VII of England.
(c) King Albert of Belgium.
(d) William II of Germany.

4. Why did the Belgians not have any heavy artillery?
(a) The Russian company hired to make it had requisitioned it for war.
(b) The German company hired to make it had delayed deliveries.
(c) The Belgians had scoffed at the idea of heavy artillery.
(d) The Austrian company hired to make it had botched the job.

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)
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?

2. Instead of a double envelopment of France’s armies, what did Schlieffen settle on?

3. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?

4. What was “an unimportant obstacle” (18) to Schlieffen, along with the River Pregel?

5. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?

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