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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. 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.

2. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

3. What was the primary Allied war aim as expressed by Foreign Minister Sazonov?
(a) To hamstring German trade.
(b) To break the back of the German working class.
(c) To wipe out all Germans.
(d) To destroy German imperialism.

4. On what day was Brussels occupied by the Germans?
(a) August 20.
(b) September 1.
(c) August 24.
(d) August 12.

5. What was the medieval city of Louvain known for?
(a) It’s University and Library.
(b) Its capital building.
(c) The birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) The oldest church in France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Schlieffen’s last words about the right wing?

2. The German Prince Rupprecht argued that what was the best way he could keep as many French troops as possible occupied?

3. What country was Bethmann referring to when he said, “it was like striking a man from behind while he was fighting for his life against two assailants” (129)

4. What did Ludendorff hear from Colonel Tappen that astonished him?

5. As Minister of War, Millerand refused to take responsibility for what if it remained in Paris an hour longer than the evening of September 2?

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