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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ludendorff hear from Colonel Tappen that astonished him?
(a) An order to stop where he was and defend his position.
(b) An offer to promote him to Chief of Operations of all German military.
(c) An offer to sent three corps and a cavalry division to support him from the Western Front.
(d) An order to cease and desist with his plans to attack the Russians.

2. The Germans were obsessively concerned about violations of what?
(a) International peace.
(b) International law.
(c) International rugby tournaments.
(d) International war.

3. 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 was on the march and would be there within the hour.
(d) That it had joined up with Samsonov’s army.

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

5. The destruction of what army was the German general von Kluck’s task?
(a) The British Expeditionary Force.
(b) The Belgian army.
(c) The French army.
(d) The Russian army.

6. After a day of fierce fighting, the British withdrew from Mons. What did the Germans do?
(a) They withdrew as well.
(b) They were hurt from the days fighting and did not seriously pursue their enemies.
(c) They pursued their enemies, but wearily.
(d) They pursued their enemies with great energy.

7. When the Germans began shooting civilians and burning towns and cities, what were they compared to?
(a) Geiseric the Vandal.
(b) Alaric the Goth.
(c) Attila the Hun.
(d) Aetius the Roman.

8. What does Tuchman say “cast a long shadow upon the world” (137)?
(a) The British ultimatum to Germany.
(b) The German ultimatum to the Belgians.
(c) The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
(d) The voyage of the Goeben and the Breslau.

9. Who was called the “Sick Man” of Europe? (137)
(a) Russia.
(b) The Ottoman Empire.
(c) Kaiser William II.
(d) The Russian Czar.

10. What did Samsonov do after losing his army in battle at Tannenberg?
(a) Begged the Czar’s forgiveness.
(b) Committed suicide.
(c) Decided to right the wrong and turn on the Germans once again.
(d) Fled the field of battle and was never seen again.

11. What was the situation of the German navy and merchant shipping by the end of August?
(a) They had conquered the seas.
(b) They had resorted to incessant U-boat attacks.
(c) They were gathering in the North Sea to fight with the British.
(d) They had disappeared from the open seas.

12. Who had the superiority of numbers in the fighting in the Ardennes that took place in Chapter 14?
(a) The local guerrilla force called the Army of the Ardennes.
(b) The French.
(c) The British.
(d) The Germans.

13. How did general Joffre want to treat the Belgian army?
(a) As an enemy.
(b) As part of the British army.
(c) Simply as a wing of the French Army.
(d) As a strong and independent ally.

14. On what day did a small detachment of the Russian army open the offensive into East Prussia?
(a) August 15.
(b) August 12.
(c) August 13.
(d) August 14.

15. When the German ships were allowed to enter the Dardanelles, what was the order for the forts to do if British ships followed?
(a) To let them pass.
(b) To send them away with a stern warning.
(c) To fire at them with a surprise torpedo attack.
(d) To fire on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one point during the reatreat, when Lanrezac was convinced that Joffre’s plan was a bad one, he refused to move without what?

2. What did the German armies do during the first four days of Dubail’s and Castelnau’s offensive into Lorraine?

3. On what day did Rennenkampf officially open his offensive with his entire army?

4. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

5. What did the Russian soldiers do when they saw an airplane, regardless of whose side it was on?

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