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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (Chapters 15-19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Admiral Milne not think of as a destination for the German fleet he was hunting?
(a) The Black Sea.
(b) London.
(c) The Adriatic Sea.
(d) The Dardanelles.

2. What did Moltke’s nickname der traurige Julius mean in English?
(a) Gloomy Gus.
(b) Grumpy Gus.
(c) Grumpy Gale.
(d) Gloomy George.

3. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?
(a) For the German fleet to attack the British fleet.
(b) For the British fleet to attack the German fleet.
(c) For the British fleet not to disperse.
(d) For the British fleet to hide in port.

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

5. How did each German regiment’s field kitchen keep up while on the march?
(a) The cooks prepared the food on horseback.
(b) The cooks were driven ahead and then prepared food for the soldiers where they would end their march.
(c) They were in the back of moving vans.
(d) They were on wheels, set up right in moving wagons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What battle did the British participate in on August 23?

2. What signal let loose “the irresistible onrush of events” that led to war?

3. Why did the Council in Britain order at the last minute that only four out of the six divisions be sent to France?

4. When King Albert of Belgium rejected the German ultimatum, what did he think the consequences would be?

5. Why did France order a ten-kilometer withdrawal from its frontier on July 30?

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