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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?
(a) For the British fleet not to disperse.
(b) For the British fleet to hide in port.
(c) For the British fleet to attack the German fleet.
(d) For the German fleet to attack the British fleet.

2. 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)
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

3. How did Clausewitz claim one could win public opinion?
(a) By outspending your opponents.
(b) By giving the people what they want.
(c) By gaining victories and the enemy’s capital.
(d) By outsmarting your opponents.

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

5. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

6. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?
(a) Split their own army into two wings.
(b) Attack one wing before the other.
(c) Try to get behind the Russian armies.
(d) Attack both wings at once.

7. Why did France order a ten-kilometer withdrawal from its frontier on July 30?
(a) To make sure desertion rates stayed low.
(b) To ensure that the blame of starting the war would be on Germany.
(c) To ensure that the soldiers didn’t get too comfortable close to German lines.
(d) To try to get Belgium to join with them.

8. The Cabinet in Britain divided from what event in Britain’s past?
(a) The escape at Dunkirk.
(b) The defeat at Sedan.
(c) Hannibal’s victory at Cannae.
(d) The Boer War.

9. How many “prongs” would Russia have in its invasion of Germany (65)?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

10. When Grey sent telegrams asking for a confirmation of Belgian neutrality, who responded within an hour?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

11. How long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 20 weeks.

12. Why did the French insist that Russia attack by the 15th day of war, regardless of its readiness?
(a) They knew Russia would utterly defeat the Germans.
(b) They wanted Germany to leave them alone.
(c) They wanted Germany to be forced to fight on two fronts.
(d) They knew Britain would join them if the Russians did.

13. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?
(a) No. They just didn’t care.
(b) No. They counted on it.
(c) Yes. It was inconceivable for them.
(d) Yes. They never saw it coming.

14. How long did Russian pessimists think the war would last, causing them to be labeled “defeatists”? (119)
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

15. What signal let loose “the irresistible onrush of events” that led to war?
(a) Germany’s assurance to support Austria against Russian aggression.
(b) Russia promising to support Serbia against Austrian aggression.
(c) Germany’s assurance to support Russia against Austrian aggression.
(d) Russia promising to support Serbia against German aggression.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives had Sukhomlinov had?

2. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?

3. What revolutionary way did Schlieffen find to get enough men for his plan?

4. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?

5. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)

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