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

2. How many German men were being assembled along the Belgian and French frontiers?
(a) 1,500,000.
(b) 2,000,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 6,000,000.

3. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?
(a) Replace him.
(b) Promote him.
(c) Encourage him.
(d) Order him to hold his ground.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What haunted Ludendorff as he directed the German Eighth Army to attack Samsonov’s Russian army?

2. When the Germans began shooting civilians and burning towns and cities, what were they compared to?

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

4. As the Allies retreated from the German advance, British casualties continued to grow, solidifying Sir John French’s desire to do what?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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”?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why did OHL offer to send Ludendorff three corps from the Western Front?

6. What was the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) doing from August 6-10?

7. What orders from the Russian General Staff were issued on August 10 regarding the situation in France?

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

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

10. Who were the commanders of the First and Second German armies, and how well did they work together in executing the Schlieffen Plan?

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