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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. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?
(a) He was a champion when others were afraid.
(b) He was the most academic of them all.
(c) He was a war hero with scars, while everyone else was spoiled aristocracy.
(d) He had clear goals while others did not know what they wanted.

2. 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 raise more soldiers and prepare for war.
(d) He decided to visit Berlin to calm things down.

3. As the Battle of Tannenberg ended, what news came regarding Rennenkampf’s army?
(a) That it had joined up with Samsonov’s army.
(b) That it was on the march but would not reach them that day.
(c) That it was on the march and would be there within the hour.
(d) That it was attacking them from the rear.

4. What kind of whether was the pursuit of the Germans and the flight of the Allies taking place in?
(a) Hot weather.
(b) Wet weather.
(c) Dry weather.
(d) Cold weather.

5. How did general Joffre want to treat the Belgian army?
(a) As an enemy.
(b) As part of the British army.
(c) As a strong and independent ally.
(d) Simply as a wing of the French Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one point during the reatreat, when Lanrezac was convinced that Joffre’s plan was a bad one, he refused to move without what?

2. Though the Russian defeat at Tannenberg was terrible, what good did it accomplish for France?

3. What part of the French uniform did the former War Minister M. Etienne refuse to give up?

4. What reaction did Paris have to the first flight of a German Taube over the city, dropping bombs and leaflets?

5. On what day was Brussels occupied by the Germans?

(see the answer key)

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