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

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

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

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

5. Schlieffen’s plan was derived from what ancient general at what ancient battle?
(a) Scipio at Cannae.
(b) Scipio at Zama.
(c) Hannibal at Cannae.
(d) Hannibal at Lake Trasimene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. If Schlieffen wanted to be bold in his plans, what did Moltke want to do?

5. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?

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