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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. 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 plan of starving out the enemy.
(d) The light German field artillery.

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

3. On what day did a small detachment of the Russian army open the offensive into East Prussia?
(a) August 15.
(b) August 14.
(c) August 13.
(d) August 12.

4. Russia was so alarmed at the German ship Goeben arriving in Turkish waters, that it was even willing to give up its claim to what to keep the peace?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Berlin.
(d) The Crimea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was called the “Sick Man” of Europe? (137)

2. When the voyage of the Goeben and Breslau ultimately shut off Russian access from the Black Sea, how much did Russian exports drop?

3. Though Ludendorff was important in the planning, who was the public face of the German victory at Tannenberg?

4. The German Prince Rupprecht argued that what was the best way he could keep as many French troops as possible occupied?

5. While the German ships in Chapter 10 sailed through the night, dogged by a British ship, what did their inferior coal do?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Battle of the Frontiers, with the Allies in retreat, what part of the German line attacked through Belgium and France, and what farm implement is their attack compared to?

2. What did Lanrezac see his Fifth army as left to do while the rest of the French army attacked according to Plan 17?

3. Why was Rennenkamampf’s line “You can take off your clothes now; the Germans are retiring” (276) in Chapter 15 criticized afterward?

4. Explain the relationship between Ludendorff and Hindenburg, as well as the phrase “‘Was sagst du?’ (What do you say?)” (284).

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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