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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 20-Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Right from the first day of invasion the Germans shot both Belgian civilians and who else?
(a) French immigrants.
(b) Politicians.
(c) German civilians.
(d) Priests.

2. As the Battle of Tannenberg ended, what news came regarding Rennenkampf’s army?
(a) That it was attacking them from the rear.
(b) That it was on the march but would not reach them that day.
(c) That it had joined up with Samsonov’s army.
(d) That it was on the march and would be there within the hour.

3. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)
(a) That the Kaiser needed to take an improv class.
(b) That the Kaiser needed to stop whining.
(c) That the Kaiser could not stop things that were now in motion.
(d) That the Kaiser could not play war games.

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

5. What was the prime objective that governed French policy?
(a) To win the war whatever the cost.
(b) To avenge their defeat at Sedan in 1870.
(c) To enter the war allied to England.
(d) To win the war with Plan 17.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the German attack on the forts of Liege failed miserably, what did Ludendorff insist needed to be brought into action?

3. On what day did a small detachment of the Russian army open the offensive into East Prussia?

4. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?

5. What item did Gallieni order as tools that were illegal?

(see the answer key)

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