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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. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?
(a) Sir Henry Kitchener.
(b) Joseph Joffre.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

2. What was the possibility of the appearance of the German Fleet in the English Channel in the beginning of Chapter 9 compared to?
(a) Plan 17.
(b) The Schlieffen Plan.
(c) The Spanish Armada.
(d) The Battle of Cannae.

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

4. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. How long did Russian pessimists think the war would last, causing them to be labeled “defeatists”? (119)
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The German fear of what did not run as deep as their commitment to Socialism?

2. What event took place two hours after Grey finished speaking to the House of Commons in Chapter 9?

3. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?

4. What did the book The Great Illusion try to prove?

5. What country created Plan 17?

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