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

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

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

4. What did the Russian soldiers do when they saw an airplane, regardless of whose side it was on?
(a) Used anti-aircraft guns to bring it down.
(b) Waved in a friendly manner.
(c) Stared in amazement.
(d) Shot at it.

5. Why did the Council in Britain order at the last minute that only four out of the six divisions be sent to France?
(a) The French declared they did not neex six divisions to help them.
(b) A German landing on British soil.
(c) A German Zepplin bombing of London.
(d) An invasion scare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the disaster at Tannenberg not initially scare the Russian people?

2. The German and French attacks, each from their extreme right wing, is compared to what?

3. 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?

4. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

5. What did the cry Kosaken kommen mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How many prisoners did the Germans capture at Tannenberg and how many trains were required to move them all?

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