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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. As the Battle of Tannenberg ended, what news came regarding Rennenkampf’s army?
(a) That it was on the march and would be there within the hour.
(b) That it was attacking them from the rear.
(c) That it was on the march but would not reach them that day.
(d) That it had joined up with Samsonov’s army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous location lay between Mons and Brussels?

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

3. What country was known as the Great Neutral?

4. What did Samsonov do after losing his army in battle at Tannenberg?

5. What made Hindenburg stand out as a candidate to replace Prittwitz as Commander of the German Eighth Army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Fed up with the German high command’s (called OHL throughout the book) unwillingness to give certain orders, how did Prince Rupprecht respond regarding his desire to attack the French?

2. What idea did a Turkish minister think of to allow the chased German fleet to enter the safety of the Dardanelles in Chapter 10?

3. Why was Wavre in flames when Ludendorff drove by it, whereas just a day before it had been a peaceful town? Why is this important to the story?

4. Why was it said in the beginning of Chapter 10, regarding the German fleet of the Goeben and the Breslau, that “No other single exploit of the war cast so long a shadow upon the world as the voyage accomplished by their commander during the next seven days”?

5. What inescapable truth was realized after the battles of Mons and Charleroi, and what country did it make important as a source of supplies?

6. What decision did Lanrezac make in Chapter 15 which he believed Joffre would disapprove of?

7. What was the Allied leadership beginning to realize by the end of August 23?

8. On August 5 Emmich’s brigades attacked what place and how? How did the attack initially go?

9. Explain how General Joffre came across as a commander, particularly based on the description from Chapter 11 (184).

10. While everyone was watching the extreme German right wing, what other conflict was going on in Lorraine?

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