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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. When Grey sent telegrams asking for a confirmation of Belgian neutrality, who responded within an hour?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Russia.

2. 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.

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

4. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A pamphlet of German war propaganda.
(b) A thick booklet containing an ultimatum from Germany.
(c) A paper saying that Germany had declared war on Russia.
(d) A demand for support from the French.

5. What was the situation of the German navy and merchant shipping by the end of August?
(a) They had resorted to incessant U-boat attacks.
(b) They had disappeared from the open seas.
(c) They were gathering in the North Sea to fight with the British.
(d) They had conquered the seas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the German ships were allowed to enter the Dardanelles, what was the order for the forts to do if British ships followed?

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

3. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?

4. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?

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

(see the answer key)

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