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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (Chapter 6-9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 not to disperse.
(c) For the British fleet to attack the German fleet.
(d) For the British fleet to hide in port.

2. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

3. The Cabinet in Britain divided from what event in Britain’s past?
(a) The Boer War.
(b) Hannibal’s victory at Cannae.
(c) The defeat at Sedan.
(d) The escape at Dunkirk.

4. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?
(a) Because they did not read the newspapers.
(b) Because it had not been sent yet.
(c) Because the German leadership did not publish the response.
(d) Because they did not care about it.

5. The German army used against France was six times bigger in 1914 than it had been in 1870. How big was it?
(a) .5 million men.
(b) 1.5 million men.
(c) 3 million men.
(d) 1 million men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lloyd George think that the boom of Big Ben sounded like?

2. What did Moltke mean when he said “The deployment of men cannot be improvised.”? (79)

3. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?

4. Schlieffen’s plan was derived from what ancient general at what ancient battle?

5. The artful, indolent, pleasure-loving Sukhomlinov was the Minister of War for what country?

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