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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 offensive.
(b) The agressive.
(c) The passive.
(d) The defensive.

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

3. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Britain.

4. How long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?
(a) 20 weeks.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 days.

5. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?
(a) That the food was too cold for German palettes.
(b) That France would side with Germany in a war with England.
(c) That his French ancestry was a blight on his German pedigree.
(d) That he did not appreciate the French. Not at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?

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

3. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?

4. What revolutionary way did Schlieffen find to get enough men for his plan?

5. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?

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