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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. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?
(a) "The Right for World Peace.”
(b) "The Right for German Dominion.”
(c) “The Duty to Make War.”
(d) "The Duty to Keep the Peace.”

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

3. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?
(a) For the German fleet to attack the British fleet.
(b) For the British fleet to attack the German fleet.
(c) For the British fleet not to disperse.
(d) For the British fleet to hide in port.

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

5. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Sir Henry Kitchener.
(c) Sir Edward Grey.
(d) Joseph Joffre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had the superiority of numbers in the fighting in the Ardennes that took place in Chapter 14?

2. What did the German navy eventually resort to as a belated effort to break the British naval blockade?

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

4. Joffre knew that the German objective was not the government but what?

5. With the situation going from bad to worse, what two rivers does Joffre consider as new points for the Allies to fall back on?

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