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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 is the bigger a division or a corps?
(a) A division.
(b) They are two words for the same thing.
(c) A corps.
(d) They are made up of different kinds of soldiers and cannot be counted the same.

2. What part of the French uniform did the former War Minister M. Etienne refuse to give up?
(a) The red trousers.
(b) The white socks.
(c) The red kepi.
(d) The blue uniform.

3. What did the German armies do during the first four days of Dubail’s and Castelnau’s offensive into Lorraine?
(a) They retired slowly, according to their plan.
(b) The held their ground and did not give an inch of territory.
(c) They attacked and drove back the French.
(d) They retired slowly, fighting for ever inch of territory.

4. What did Sukhomlinov belive was superior to the bullet?
(a) The bayonet.
(b) The artillery.
(c) The tank.
(d) The cavalry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument was played at King Edward VII’s funeral?

2. What kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?

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

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

5. The British were defeated at Mons. How did the British remember the battle, though?

(see the answer key)

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