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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. How did each German regiment’s field kitchen keep up while on the march?
(a) The cooks were driven ahead and then prepared food for the soldiers where they would end their march.
(b) The cooks prepared the food on horseback.
(c) They were in the back of moving vans.
(d) They were on wheels, set up right in moving wagons.

2. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?
(a) Try to get behind the Russian armies.
(b) Attack both wings at once.
(c) Attack one wing before the other.
(d) Split their own army into two wings.

3. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?
(a) William II of Germany.
(b) King Albert of Belgium.
(c) William of Orange.
(d) Edward VII of England.

4. What country created Plan 17?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men did Kitchener announce the Britain must be prepared to put into the field?

2. What did Moltke’s nickname der traurige Julius mean in English?

3. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

4. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?

5. What did Lloyd George think that the boom of Big Ben sounded like?

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