View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 counted on it.
(c) Yes. They never saw it coming.
(d) No. They just didn’t care.

2. Who was the ninth king attending Edward VII’s funeral whom “few observers had eyes for” (3)?
(a) King Albert of Belgium.
(b) King George of England.
(c) King William II of Germany.
(d) General Joffre of France.

3. What instrument was played at King Edward VII’s funeral?
(a) Drums, bagpipes, and flutes.
(b) Horns and drums.
(c) Drums and bagpipes.
(d) Horns, drums, and bagpipes.

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

5. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?
(a) He was a champion when others were afraid.
(b) He had clear goals while others did not know what they wanted.
(c) He was a war hero with scars, while everyone else was spoiled aristocracy.
(d) He was the most academic of them all.

Short Answer Questions

1. The German army used against France was six times bigger in 1914 than it had been in 1870. How big was it?

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

3. What revolutionary way did Schlieffen find to get enough men for his plan?

4. What did the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 342 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample