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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 Kaiser William II mean when he said, “If only someone had told me beforehand that England would take up arms against us!” (120)?
(a) That the English lied to him.
(b) That the Germans did not think England would join France in the war.
(c) That he saw England as an extension of the Russian war effort.
(d) That he never even considered the possibility.

2. Some of Russia’s deficiencies in war had been exposed in its war with what country less than a decade before World War I?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Vietcong.

3. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A pamphlet of German war propaganda.
(b) A thick booklet containing an ultimatum from Germany.
(c) A demand for support from the French.
(d) A paper saying that Germany had declared war on Russia.

4. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)
(a) That the Kaiser needed to stop whining.
(b) That the Kaiser needed to take an improv class.
(c) That the Kaiser could not stop things that were now in motion.
(d) That the Kaiser could not play war games.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the French insist that Russia attack by the 15th day of war, regardless of its readiness?

2. 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)

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

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

5. What did Italy decide to do “with the clarity of insight possessed by the Latin intellect”?

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