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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On August 24, after days of terrible news of the disaster of Plan 17, what did Joffre finally tell Messimy?
(a) That the French must go on the defensive.
(b) That it is the fault of the British that everything went wrong.
(c) That the French must still continue to attack, whatever the cost.
(d) That he would lose his coat before admitting defeat.

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

3. How did the two-day Russian retreat from Tannenberg go?
(a) It went well, with few losses.
(b) It was a disaster.
(c) It was executed with precision, and left the Russians ready to continue the war.
(d) It could have gone better, but was not utterly ruinous.

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

5. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Alsace.
(c) Paris.
(d) Liege.

6. How quickly did Ludendorff leave when he learned of his promotion to Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army in the East?
(a) One hour.
(b) Three quarters of an hour.
(c) One day.
(d) 15 minutes.

7. Russia was so alarmed at the German ship Goeben arriving in Turkish waters, that it was even willing to give up its claim to what to keep the peace?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Berlin.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) The Crimea.

8. As the Allies retreated from the German advance, British casualties continued to grow, solidifying Sir John French’s desire to do what?
(a) Give his boys a few weeks of rest.
(b) Work in close concert with the French to find a path to victory.
(c) Bring his army out of the fight and out of France.
(d) Use his army to finish off the Germans once and for all.

9. What was a traditional companion of war for the Russians that was prohibited during the invasion of Germany?
(a) Weekends off.
(b) Warm meals.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Sick leave.

10. Prittwitz, considering the Russian threat too great, decided the Germans should retire behind what river as previously planned?
(a) The Rhine.
(b) The Vistula.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Mississippi.

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

12. 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.

13. Which of the two Russian armies did the German Eighth Army choose to attack with all of its strength before the other could come to help?
(a) Joffre’s army.
(b) Rennenkampf’s army.
(c) Sir John French’s army.
(d) Samsonov’s army.

14. What anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo had almost arrived when the British reached it on their march to Mons?
(a) The 20th anniversary.
(b) The 200th anniversary.
(c) The 100th anniversary.
(d) The 50th anniversary.

15. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?
(a) Caused a fire in the ship’s engines.
(b) Blotched the moonlit sky with black clouds.
(c) Burned clean because of the German’s superior engines.
(d) Polluted the air more than any other ship for a hundred miles around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was asked to be the Governor of Paris and to direct its defense?

2. What country was known as the Great Neutral?

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

4. What was a General Staff artillery officer in the French army referring to when he said, “Thank God we don’t have any!” (207)?

5. What battle did the British participate in on August 23?

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