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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. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?
(a) Because they did not care about it.
(b) Because it had not been sent yet.
(c) Because the German leadership did not publish the response.
(d) Because they did not read the newspapers.

2. How did the two-day Russian retreat from Tannenberg go?
(a) It was executed with precision, and left the Russians ready to continue the war.
(b) It was a disaster.
(c) It could have gone better, but was not utterly ruinous.
(d) It went well, with few losses.

3. What part of the French uniform did the former War Minister M. Etienne refuse to give up?
(a) The red trousers.
(b) The blue uniform.
(c) The white socks.
(d) The red kepi.

4. Russia was so alarmed at the German ship Goeben arriving in Turkish waters, that it was even willing to give up its claim to what to keep the peace?
(a) Berlin.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) The Crimea.

5. Why did France order a ten-kilometer withdrawal from its frontier on July 30?
(a) To ensure that the soldiers didn’t get too comfortable close to German lines.
(b) To ensure that the blame of starting the war would be on Germany.
(c) To try to get Belgium to join with them.
(d) To make sure desertion rates stayed low.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?

2. The Germans put the number of victims in the massacre at Andenne at 110 people. What was the Belgian number?

3. Why did Brussels go “mad with excitement” in Chapter 11 (176)?

4. In his ambitious drive to finish off the French, von Kluck exhausted his men and outstripped what?

5. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?

(see the answer key)

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