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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 does King Albert decide to try after Germany refuses to respond to formal messages to prevent a war?
(a) He decided to try a private phone call with the Kaiser.
(b) He decides to try a private appeal to the Kaiser.
(c) He decided to visit Berlin to calm things down.
(d) He decided to raise more soldiers and prepare for war.

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

3. How long did Russian pessimists think the war would last, causing them to be labeled “defeatists”? (119)
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six months.

4. What did Italy decide to do “with the clarity of insight possessed by the Latin intellect”?
(a) Attack Austria.
(b) Remain neutral.
(c) Side with France.
(d) Side with Germany.

5. What state were the Belgian troops in when war was declared?
(a) They were average, able to keep up with the Germans and French.
(b) They were a model of discipline and honor.
(c) They were conscripted, and had gone home for the winter.
(d) They were ill-disciplined and untidy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?

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

3. What country created Plan 17?

4. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?

5. How many years had Belgium been independent?

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