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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 country created Plan 17?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) England.

2. Instead of a double envelopment of France’s armies, what did Schlieffen settle on?
(a) An attack from the rear.
(b) An attack through the center.
(c) A heavily one-sided right wing.
(d) A heavily one-sided left wing.

3. How many wives had Sukhomlinov had?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. The German army used against France was six times bigger in 1914 than it had been in 1870. How big was it?
(a) 1 million men.
(b) 1.5 million men.
(c) 3 million men.
(d) .5 million men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men did Russia have available for military service?

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

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

4. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?

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

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