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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (Chapters 10-14).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?
(a) For the British fleet to attack the German fleet.
(b) For the British fleet to hide in port.
(c) For the German fleet to attack the British fleet.
(d) For the British fleet not to disperse.

2. What did the book The Great Illusion try to prove?
(a) That war was a human necessity.
(b) That war had become vain.
(c) That war was inconvenient.
(d) That war made you strong.

3. When the British fleet is sent to the safety of its war base, Churchill says what is a “nightmare gone forever” (93)?
(a) Running out of coal for the ships.
(b) A storm at sea.
(c) An attack by the German navy.
(d) A surprise torpedo attack.

4. Instead of a double envelopment of France’s armies, what did Schlieffen settle on?
(a) A heavily one-sided left wing.
(b) An attack from the rear.
(c) An attack through the center.
(d) A heavily one-sided right wing.

5. Why did the French insist that Russia attack by the 15th day of war, regardless of its readiness?
(a) They knew Britain would join them if the Russians did.
(b) They wanted Germany to be forced to fight on two fronts.
(c) They knew Russia would utterly defeat the Germans.
(d) They wanted Germany to leave them alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Council in Britain order at the last minute that only four out of the six divisions be sent to France?

2. What did the German armies do during the first four days of Dubail’s and Castelnau’s offensive into Lorraine?

3. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?

4. The German ultimatum to what country expired at noon on Saturday, August 1?

5. What was the prime objective that governed French policy?

(see the answer key)

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