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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. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?
(a) William of Orange.
(b) King Albert of Belgium.
(c) William II of Germany.
(d) Edward VII of England.

2. How long did the old Field Marshal Moltke think the next war could last?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 20 weeks.

3. How many years had Belgium been independent?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Five hundred.

4. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?
(a) The reserves.
(b) The tanks.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The infantry.

5. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?
(a) Attack one wing before the other.
(b) Attack both wings at once.
(c) Try to get behind the Russian armies.
(d) Split their own army into two wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kaiser William II say to M. Pichon of France at dinner that caused a fuss?

2. How fast did Albert read books?

3. How did Clausewitz claim one could win public opinion?

4. Why did the German General Staff believe that Britain belligerency would not affect the war?

5. What did Moltke’s nickname der traurige Julius mean in English?

(see the answer key)

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