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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. What did Ludendorff hear from Colonel Tappen that astonished him?
(a) An offer to sent three corps and a cavalry division to support him from the Western Front.
(b) An order to stop where he was and defend his position.
(c) An order to cease and desist with his plans to attack the Russians.
(d) An offer to promote him to Chief of Operations of all German military.

2. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?
(a) That France would side with Germany in a war with England.
(b) That he did not appreciate the French. Not at all.
(c) That his French ancestry was a blight on his German pedigree.
(d) That the food was too cold for German palettes.

3. What kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) The infantry.
(c) A tank brigade.
(d) A diplomatic mission.

4. How fast did Albert read books?
(a) Two per day.
(b) One per month.
(c) Two per week.
(d) One per day.

5. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?
(a) Sir Henry Kitchener.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Joseph Joffre.
(d) Sir Edward Grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prittwitz, considering the Russian threat too great, decided the Germans should retire behind what river as previously planned?

2. The Germans were obsessively concerned about violations of what?

3. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?

4. What took place at two minutes past eight on the morning of August 4?

5. Why did the Council in Britain order at the last minute that only four out of the six divisions be sent to France?

(see the answer key)

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