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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. If Schlieffen wanted to be bold in his plans, what did Moltke want to do?
(a) Be reckless.
(b) Not be too bold.
(c) Be fearful.
(d) Be even bolder.

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

3. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?
(a) The reserves.
(b) The infantry.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The tanks.

4. 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.

5. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?
(a) That his French ancestry was a blight on his German pedigree.
(b) That he did not appreciate the French. Not at all.
(c) That France would side with Germany in a war with England.
(d) That the food was too cold for German palettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?

2. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?

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

4. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?

5. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?

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