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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what day did Rennenkampf officially open his offensive with his entire army?
(a) August 14.
(b) August 17.
(c) August 16.
(d) August 13.

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

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

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

7. 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) Samsonov’s army.
(b) Joffre’s army.
(c) Sir John French’s army.
(d) Rennenkampf’s army.

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

9. 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 go on the defensive.
(c) That it is the fault of the British that everything went wrong.
(d) That the French must still continue to attack, whatever the cost.

10. How many men did Kitchener announce the Britain must be prepared to put into the field?
(a) An army of millions.
(b) An army of 12 divisions.
(c) An army of 100,000.
(d) An army of at least 50 divisions.

11. 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) Sixteen corps but no cavalry.
(b) Four corps and three cavalry divisions.
(c) Six corps and some cavalry.
(d) Sir John French was accurate in his assessment.

12. 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 evacuate and retreat to Paris.
(b) To hold the line where they were.
(c) To begin to withdraw.
(d) To continue attacking the Germans.

13. What was a General Staff artillery officer in the French army referring to when he said, “Thank God we don’t have any!” (207)?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Machine guns.
(c) Heavy field artillery.
(d) Light field artillery.

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

15. The German and French attacks, each from their extreme right wing, is compared to what?
(a) A revolving door.
(b) A diving airplane.
(c) An escalator.
(d) A subway.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the medieval city of Louvain known for?

3. What was the primary Allied war aim as expressed by Foreign Minister Sazonov?

4. Where were the two German corps that were supposed to be at the junction of Hausen and Bulow’s armies?

5. What did Admiral Milne not think of as a destination for the German fleet he was hunting?

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