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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (Chapter 6-9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?
(a) The passive.
(b) The agressive.
(c) The defensive.
(d) The offensive.

2. The Cabinet in Britain divided from what event in Britain’s past?
(a) The escape at Dunkirk.
(b) The Boer War.
(c) Hannibal’s victory at Cannae.
(d) The defeat at Sedan.

3. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?
(a) Send France an assurance of English commitment.
(b) Send Germany an ultimatum to stop invading Belgium.
(c) Declare war on Germany.
(d) Declare war on Belgium.

4. Why did the German General Staff believe that Britain belligerency would not affect the war?
(a) They thought it would be over in four months.
(b) They did not think the British could fight very well.
(c) They wanted to prove themselves better than all other Europeans.
(d) They expected to defeat the British at sea and keep them from reaching the mainland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When King Albert of Belgium rejected the German ultimatum, what did he think the consequences would be?

2. What country created Plan 17?

3. How many German trains were “each exquisitely scheduled to click over specified tracks at specified intervals of ten minutes” (79)

4. Which of these was not one of the three military minds that thought the war would last years, not months?

5. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?

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