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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. How did Clausewitz claim one could win public opinion?
(a) By giving the people what they want.
(b) By outspending your opponents.
(c) By outsmarting your opponents.
(d) By gaining victories and the enemy’s capital.

2. What did Foch say was the first condition of victory?
(a) The desire for freedom.
(b) The destruction of the enemy.
(c) The will to conquer.
(d) The discipline of war.

3. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?
(a) "The Duty to Keep the Peace.”
(b) "The Right for World Peace.”
(c) “The Duty to Make War.”
(d) "The Right for German Dominion.”

4. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?
(a) The artillery.
(b) The tank.
(c) The bayonet.
(d) The cavalry.

5. What revolutionary way did Schlieffen find to get enough men for his plan?
(a) To conscript men across Germany.
(b) To hire mercenaries from Italy.
(c) To use reserve units in the front lines.
(d) To lower the military service age limit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was “an unimportant obstacle” (18) to Schlieffen, along with the River Pregel?

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

3. How many wives had Sukhomlinov had?

4. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?

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

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