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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. Who had the superiority of numbers in the fighting in the Ardennes that took place in Chapter 14?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The French.
(c) The local guerrilla force called the Army of the Ardennes.
(d) The British.

2. Who dominated the British staff in the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Sir John French.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Henry Wilson.
(d) Lord Kitchener.

3. How many German men were being assembled along the Belgian and French frontiers?
(a) 2,000,000.
(b) 6,000,000.
(c) 1,500,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

4. What made Hindenburg stand out as a candidate to replace Prittwitz as Commander of the German Eighth Army?
(a) He was older, and thus wiser.
(b) He was a young fellow, barely out of the war college.
(c) He was imperturbable.
(d) He was easily frightened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kaiser William II mean when he said, “If only someone had told me beforehand that England would take up arms against us!” (120)?

2. The artful, indolent, pleasure-loving Sukhomlinov was the Minister of War for what country?

3. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?

4. How long did Russian pessimists think the war would last, causing them to be labeled “defeatists”? (119)

5. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?

(see the answer key)

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