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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the Grand Duke was appointed Comander in Chief of the Russian forces, why did he shed tears?
(a) Because he really did not want the job of Commander in Chief.
(b) Because he had wanted the job of Commander in Chief for his entire life.
(c) Because he realized that the Russian promises to aid the French was more than they could fulfill.
(d) Because he was overjoyed to use the Russians to help the French.

3. The German Prince Rupprecht argued that what was the best way he could keep as many French troops as possible occupied?
(a) By opening negotiations.
(b) By beating a hasty retreat.
(c) By defending.
(d) By attacking.

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

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

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

7. Though the Russian defeat at Tannenberg was terrible, what good did it accomplish for France?
(a) It convinced Britain that they needed to help France.
(b) It caused the Germans to send two corps from the Western Front to the Eastern Front.
(c) It showed the world that the French were the only hope of stopping the Germans.
(d) It distracted the German high command, who could think of nothing but the Slavic hordes in East Prussia.

8. The Germans put the number of victims in the massacre at Andenne at 110 people. What was the Belgian number?
(a) 194.
(b) 115.
(c) 200.
(d) 211.

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

10. What kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) A tank brigade.
(c) A diplomatic mission.
(d) The infantry.

11. Who was chosen as the new commander of the German Eighth Army?
(a) Hindenburg.
(b) Von Kluck.
(c) Ludendorff.
(d) Von Below.

12. How did each German regiment’s field kitchen keep up while on the march?
(a) They were on wheels, set up right in moving wagons.
(b) The cooks were driven ahead and then prepared food for the soldiers where they would end their march.
(c) The cooks prepared the food on horseback.
(d) They were in the back of moving vans.

13. When the German attack on the forts of Liege failed miserably, what did Ludendorff insist needed to be brought into action?
(a) The enormous German siege cannon.
(b) The Uhlan cavalry.
(c) The light German field artillery.
(d) The plan of starving out the enemy.

14. On what day was Brussels occupied by the Germans?
(a) August 24.
(b) August 20.
(c) August 12.
(d) September 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Brussels go “mad with excitement” in Chapter 11 (176)?

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

3. What was the situation of the German navy and merchant shipping by the end of August?

4. What did the British “requisition” (140) from the Turkish?

5. How many men did Kitchener announce the Britain must be prepared to put into the field?

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