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

2. What battle did the British participate in on August 23?
(a) The Siege of Liege.
(b) The Battle of Mons.
(c) The War of the Roses.
(d) The Battle of the Frontiers.

3. What did the German navy eventually resort to as a belated effort to break the British naval blockade?
(a) Declaring the sea a neutral zone for all nations.
(b) The use of U-boats.
(c) A desperate attack by sea.
(d) The use of their main fleet.

4. What was the elder Moltke found reading on mobilization day in 1870?
(a) Lady Audley’s Secret.
(b) The Lord of the Rings.
(c) The Great Illusion.
(d) Germany and the Next War.

5. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?
(a) The tanks.
(b) The infantry.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The reserves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of a double envelopment of France’s armies, what did Schlieffen settle on?

2. In general, the Battle of Gumbinnen was a victory for what country?

3. What was a General Staff artillery officer in the French army referring to when he said, “Thank God we don’t have any!” (207)?

4. What country created Plan 17?

5. Where were the two German corps that were supposed to be at the junction of Hausen and Bulow’s armies?

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