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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 20-Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Germany had the second largest fleet in the world, how many ships did it have total in the Mediterranean Sea?
(a) 2.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 5.

2. What preparations had the Russians made specifically regarding their promise to help the French?
(a) A decent amount, but there was much still to do.
(b) None. They had to improvise.
(c) Everything. They were ready like a well-oiled machine.
(d) Very little. They had not had much time.

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

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

5. Why was the Battle of the Marne one of the “decisive battles of the world” (440)?
(a) Because it determined that the Allies would ultimately win the war.
(b) Because it determined that Germany would ultimately lose the war.
(c) Because it determined that the war would go on.
(d) Because it determined that the Russians would ultimately lose the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What haunted Ludendorff as he directed the German Eighth Army to attack Samsonov’s Russian army?

2. What was Kitchener’s response to learning of French’s desire to withdraw the BEF off of the front lines?

3. What is meant by the Chapter title “The Front is Paris”?

4. What did the wave of financial panic shut down in London?

5. Who was asked to be the Governor of Paris and to direct its defense?

(see the answer key)

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