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

2. How many years had Belgium been independent?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) One hundred.

3. Why did the German General Staff believe that Britain belligerency would not affect the war?
(a) They wanted to prove themselves better than all other Europeans.
(b) They did not think the British could fight very well.
(c) They expected to defeat the British at sea and keep them from reaching the mainland.
(d) They thought it would be over in four months.

4. What did the Russian soldiers do when they saw an airplane, regardless of whose side it was on?
(a) Shot at it.
(b) Waved in a friendly manner.
(c) Used anti-aircraft guns to bring it down.
(d) Stared in amazement.

5. Who was asked to be the Governor of Paris and to direct its defense?
(a) Gallieni.
(b) Poincare.
(c) Joffre.
(d) Sir John French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state were the Belgian troops in when war was declared?

2. What does King Albert decide to try after Germany refuses to respond to formal messages to prevent a war?

3. The destruction of what army was the German general von Kluck’s task?

4. What was the prime objective that governed French policy?

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

(see the answer key)

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