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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (Chapters 1-5).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the French insist that Russia attack by the 15th day of war, regardless of its readiness?
(a) They wanted Germany to be forced to fight on two fronts.
(b) They wanted Germany to leave them alone.
(c) They knew Britain would join them if the Russians did.
(d) They knew Russia would utterly defeat the Germans.

2. What was the one precaution the German commanders did not plan for?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Flexibility.
(c) Rest.
(d) Train traffic.

3. What were Schlieffen’s last words about the right wing?
(a) To make it fast.
(b) To make it strong.
(c) To brush the Channel with its sleeve.
(d) To keep it balanced.

4. What humiliation in their past did the French want to avenge?
(a) Their defeat at Sedan.
(b) Their defeat at Hastings.
(c) Their defeat at Waterloo.
(d) Their defeat at sea by the Germans.

5. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?
(a) Yes. It was inconceivable for them.
(b) No. They just didn’t care.
(c) No. They counted on it.
(d) Yes. They never saw it coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?

2. Instead of a double envelopment of France’s armies, what did Schlieffen settle on?

3. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?

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

5. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?

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