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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of reports of disaster and defeat, both Wilson and Joffre continued to plan on what strategy as Chapter 14 draws to a close?
(a) To hold the line where they were.
(b) To continue attacking the Germans.
(c) To evacuate and retreat to Paris.
(d) To begin to withdraw.

2. What famous location lay between Mons and Brussels?
(a) Waterloo.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) The Ardennes.

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

4. On the morning of the Battle of Mons, Sir John French estimated the German forces they were about to fight at one or two army corps plus cavalry. How large was it really?
(a) Four corps and three cavalry divisions.
(b) Six corps and some cavalry.
(c) Sir John French was accurate in his assessment.
(d) Sixteen corps but no cavalry.

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

6. 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) St. Petersburg.
(b) The Crimea.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Constantinople.

7. 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 British.
(c) The French.
(d) The Germans.

8. In general, the Battle of Gumbinnen was a victory for what country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) The United States.
(d) France.

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

10. Why did Brussels go “mad with excitement” in Chapter 11 (176)?
(a) The city held a war rally.
(b) They had received news of the German army’s surrender.
(c) They had heard that war was declared on Germany.
(d) They had received news of their army repulsing the German attack the day before.

11. When the voyage of the Goeben and Breslau ultimately shut off Russian access from the Black Sea, how much did Russian exports drop?
(a) 90%.
(b) 89%.
(c) 98%.
(d) 84%.

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

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

14. Why did the disaster at Tannenberg not initially scare the Russian people?
(a) They were busy stirring up a revolt.
(b) They were distracted by the news of a great victory over the Austrians.
(c) They knew they had plenty of other soldiers.
(d) They didn’t fully understand the newspaper headlines.

15. What country was known as the Great Neutral?
(a) Poland.
(b) Italy.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What preparations had the Russians made specifically regarding their promise to help the French?

2. On what day was Brussels occupied by the Germans?

3. On what day did a small detachment of the Russian army open the offensive into East Prussia?

4. As the Battle of Tannenberg ended, what news came regarding Rennenkampf’s army?

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

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