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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 did the two-day Russian retreat from Tannenberg go?
(a) It went well, with few losses.
(b) It could have gone better, but was not utterly ruinous.
(c) It was executed with precision, and left the Russians ready to continue the war.
(d) It was a disaster.

2. When the Germans began shooting civilians and burning towns and cities, what were they compared to?
(a) Aetius the Roman.
(b) Attila the Hun.
(c) Geiseric the Vandal.
(d) Alaric the Goth.

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

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

5. What did the cry Kosaken kommen mean?
(a) The Cossack commanders.
(b) The Cossacks are coming.
(c) More sake please.
(d) The commanders are coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Germany had the second largest fleet in the world, how many ships did it have total in the Mediterranean Sea?

2. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?

3. Who had the superiority of numbers in the fighting in the Ardennes that took place in Chapter 14?

4. Prittwitz, considering the Russian threat too great, decided the Germans should retire behind what river as previously planned?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the German fleet of the Goeben and Breslau, sold to the Turks but still commanded by the German Admiral Souchon, provoke Germany's enemies and drag Turkey into the war?

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

8. What was Joffre referring to when he said, “There is reason to await with confidence the development of operations” (230) at the end of Chapter 13?

9. What effect did the Germans’ harsh treatment of civilians and non-military personnel have on the two sides and the war in general?

10. What happened to the people of Andenne when they were accused of attacking the Germans, and how did the Germans use this information?

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