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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 Lloyd George think that the boom of Big Ben sounded like?
(a) Gloom, gloom, gloom.
(b) A clock striking 11 P.M.
(c) Soon, soon, soon.
(d) Doom, doom, doom.

2. The German army used against France was six times bigger in 1914 than it had been in 1870. How big was it?
(a) 3 million men.
(b) .5 million men.
(c) 1.5 million men.
(d) 1 million men.

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

4. What revolutionary way did Schlieffen find to get enough men for his plan?
(a) To conscript men across Germany.
(b) To use reserve units in the front lines.
(c) To hire mercenaries from Italy.
(d) To lower the military service age limit.

5. 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 his French ancestry was a blight on his German pedigree.
(c) That he did not appreciate the French. Not at all.
(d) That France would side with Germany in a war with England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was not one of the three military minds that thought the war would last years, not months?

2. What did the book The Great Illusion try to prove?

3. When King Albert of Belgium rejected the German ultimatum, what did he think the consequences would be?

4. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?

5. What did Foch say was the first condition of victory?

(see the answer key)

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