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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 the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?
(a) The agressive.
(b) The passive.
(c) The defensive.
(d) The offensive.

2. The artful, indolent, pleasure-loving Sukhomlinov was the Minister of War for what country?
(a) Russia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

3. The German fear of what did not run as deep as their commitment to Socialism?
(a) Their fear of Belgian resistance.
(b) Their fear of French superiority.
(c) Their fear of the Slavic hordes.
(d) Their fear of English influence.

4. How many men did Russia have available for military service?
(a) 5,000,000.
(b) 5,500,000.
(c) 6,500,000.
(d) 6,000,000.

5. How did Clausewitz claim one could win public opinion?
(a) By giving the people what they want.
(b) By outsmarting your opponents.
(c) By outspending your opponents.
(d) By gaining victories and the enemy’s capital.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?

3. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?

4. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?

5. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?

(see the answer key)

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