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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. What was “an unimportant obstacle” (18) to Schlieffen, along with the River Pregel?
(a) The road home.
(b) Belgian neutrality.
(c) War with France.
(d) The Rhine River in Germany.

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

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

4. How many “prongs” would Russia have in its invasion of Germany (65)?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Clausewitz claim one could win public opinion?

2. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?

3. The artful, indolent, pleasure-loving Sukhomlinov was the Minister of War for what country?

4. What did Foch say was the first condition of victory?

5. What was the one precaution the German commanders did not plan for?

(see the answer key)

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