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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?
(a) Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

3. What were Schlieffen’s last words about the right wing?
(a) To make it fast.
(b) To keep it balanced.
(c) To make it strong.
(d) To brush the Channel with its sleeve.

4. What did Italy decide to do “with the clarity of insight possessed by the Latin intellect”?
(a) Side with France.
(b) Attack Austria.
(c) Side with Germany.
(d) Remain neutral.

5. What instrument was played at King Edward VII’s funeral?
(a) Horns, drums, and bagpipes.
(b) Horns and drums.
(c) Drums, bagpipes, and flutes.
(d) Drums and bagpipes.

6. Instead of a double envelopment of France’s armies, what did Schlieffen settle on?
(a) An attack through the center.
(b) A heavily one-sided left wing.
(c) A heavily one-sided right wing.
(d) An attack from the rear.

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

8. When the British fleet is sent to the safety of its war base, Churchill says what is a “nightmare gone forever” (93)?
(a) Running out of coal for the ships.
(b) An attack by the German navy.
(c) A storm at sea.
(d) A surprise torpedo attack.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King Albert decide to try after Germany refuses to respond to formal messages to prevent a war?

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

3. What did the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?

4. What was the elder Moltke found reading on mobilization day in 1870?

5. Why did the Belgians not have any heavy artillery?

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