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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Joseph Joffre.
(c) Sir Edward Grey.
(d) Sir Henry Kitchener.

2. What country created Plan 17?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

3. Who was the ninth king attending Edward VII’s funeral whom “few observers had eyes for” (3)?
(a) King Albert of Belgium.
(b) King George of England.
(c) King William II of Germany.
(d) General Joffre of France.

4. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

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

7. What did the wave of financial panic shut down in London?
(a) The Royal Treasury.
(b) The Stock Exchange.
(c) The Parliament.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

8. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?
(a) "The Duty to Keep the Peace.”
(b) "The Right for German Dominion.”
(c) "The Right for World Peace.”
(d) “The Duty to Make War.”

9. What was the one precaution the German commanders did not plan for?
(a) Rest.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Flexibility.
(d) Train traffic.

10. What did Foch say was the first condition of victory?
(a) The desire for freedom.
(b) The destruction of the enemy.
(c) The discipline of war.
(d) The will to conquer.

11. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?
(a) Send Germany an ultimatum to stop invading Belgium.
(b) Send France an assurance of English commitment.
(c) Declare war on Germany.
(d) Declare war on Belgium.

12. What did the book The Great Illusion try to prove?
(a) That war made you strong.
(b) That war had become vain.
(c) That war was inconvenient.
(d) That war was a human necessity.

13. What state were the Belgian troops in when war was declared?
(a) They were average, able to keep up with the Germans and French.
(b) They were ill-disciplined and untidy.
(c) They were conscripted, and had gone home for the winter.
(d) They were a model of discipline and honor.

14. 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 attack the German fleet.
(c) For the German fleet to attack the British fleet.
(d) For the British fleet to hide in port.

15. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?
(a) Because the German leadership did not publish the response.
(b) Because they did not read the newspapers.
(c) Because they did not care about it.
(d) Because it had not been sent yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was not one of the three military minds that thought the war would last years, not months?

2. What did Moltke’s nickname der traurige Julius mean in English?

3. When Grey sent telegrams asking for a confirmation of Belgian neutrality, who responded within an hour?

4. How fast did Albert read books?

5. The Cabinet in Britain divided from what event in Britain’s past?

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