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

2. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?
(a) No. They just didn’t care.
(b) Yes. They never saw it coming.
(c) No. They counted on it.
(d) Yes. It was inconceivable for them.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country created Plan 17?

2. What was the one precaution the German commanders did not plan for?

3. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?

4. Why did France order a ten-kilometer withdrawal from its frontier on July 30?

5. How long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?

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