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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (Chapters 15-19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?
(a) Order him to hold his ground.
(b) Replace him.
(c) Encourage him.
(d) Promote him.

2. What famous location lay between Mons and Brussels?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) The Ardennes.

3. As the Allies retreated from the German advance, British casualties continued to grow, solidifying Sir John French’s desire to do what?
(a) Use his army to finish off the Germans once and for all.
(b) Bring his army out of the fight and out of France.
(c) Give his boys a few weeks of rest.
(d) Work in close concert with the French to find a path to victory.

4. What haunted Ludendorff as he directed the German Eighth Army to attack Samsonov’s Russian army?
(a) The knowledge that he had not slept in days and doubted his judgment.
(b) The knowledge that the Western Front could collapse at any minute.
(c) The knowledge that if he failed, the whole war would be lost.
(d) The knowledge that Rennenkampf’s army was behind him.

5. How quickly did Ludendorff leave when he learned of his promotion to Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army in the East?
(a) One hour.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) Three quarters of an hour.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What revolutionary way did Schlieffen find to get enough men for his plan?

3. What did Admiral Milne not think of as a destination for the German fleet he was hunting?

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. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?

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