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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. How many men did Russia have available for military service?
(a) 6,500,000.
(b) 6,000,000.
(c) 5,000,000.
(d) 5,500,000.

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

3. What were Schlieffen’s last words about the right wing?
(a) To brush the Channel with its sleeve.
(b) To keep it balanced.
(c) To make it fast.
(d) To make it strong.

4. Why did France order a ten-kilometer withdrawal from its frontier on July 30?
(a) To try to get Belgium to join with them.
(b) To ensure that the soldiers didn’t get too comfortable close to German lines.
(c) To ensure that the blame of starting the war would be on Germany.
(d) To make sure desertion rates stayed low.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kaiser William II mean when he said, “If only someone had told me beforehand that England would take up arms against us!” (120)?

2. How many years had Belgium been independent?

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

4. What country was Bethmann referring to when he said, “it was like striking a man from behind while he was fighting for his life against two assailants” (129)

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

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