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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 wave of financial panic shut down in London?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) The Parliament.
(c) The Royal Treasury.
(d) The Stock Exchange.

2. How fast did Albert read books?
(a) One per day.
(b) Two per day.
(c) One per month.
(d) Two per week.

3. What took place at two minutes past eight on the morning of August 4?
(a) The French assured Britain to respect Belgian neutrality.
(b) The German ultimatum to Belgium was rejected.
(c) The Germans crossed the Belgian border.
(d) The British sent their ultimatum to Germany.

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)
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Belgium.
(d) France.

5. Why did the Belgians not have any heavy artillery?
(a) The Belgians had scoffed at the idea of heavy artillery.
(b) The Russian company hired to make it had requisitioned it for war.
(c) The German company hired to make it had delayed deliveries.
(d) The Austrian company hired to make it had botched the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. The German army used against France was six times bigger in 1914 than it had been in 1870. How big was it?

2. How many corps did the German army have?

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

4. What was the possibility of the appearance of the German Fleet in the English Channel in the beginning of Chapter 9 compared to?

5. How many years had Belgium been independent?

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