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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 long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 20 weeks.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. What was a General Staff artillery officer in the French army referring to when he said, “Thank God we don’t have any!” (207)?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Heavy field artillery.
(c) Light field artillery.
(d) Machine guns.

3. The artful, indolent, pleasure-loving Sukhomlinov was the Minister of War for what country?
(a) England.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

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

5. How many wives had Sukhomlinov had?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the morning of the Battle of Mons, Sir John French estimated the German forces they were about to fight at one or two army corps plus cavalry. How large was it really?

2. Russia was so alarmed at the German ship Goeben arriving in Turkish waters, that it was even willing to give up its claim to what to keep the peace?

3. What did the wave of financial panic shut down in London?

4. Why did the French insist that Russia attack by the 15th day of war, regardless of its readiness?

5. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?

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