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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 20-Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some of Russia’s deficiencies in war had been exposed in its war with what country less than a decade before World War I?
(a) The Vietcong.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Chinese.

2. Why did the Belgians not have any heavy artillery?
(a) The Austrian company hired to make it had botched the job.
(b) The Russian company hired to make it had requisitioned it for war.
(c) The Belgians had scoffed at the idea of heavy artillery.
(d) The German company hired to make it had delayed deliveries.

3. What was von Kluck’s position in Schlieffen’s scheme?
(a) The man who brushed the channel with his sleeve.
(b) The last man on the right.
(c) Just another pawn.
(d) The first man on the left.

4. As the Prittwitz continued to remain committed to a German retreat, what did Moltke finally do?
(a) Promote him.
(b) Encourage him.
(c) Order him to hold his ground.
(d) Replace him.

5. What part of the French uniform did the former War Minister M. Etienne refuse to give up?
(a) The red trousers.
(b) The red kepi.
(c) The white socks.
(d) The blue uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tuchman say “cast a long shadow upon the world” (137)?

2. What was the elder Moltke found reading on mobilization day in 1870?

3. How did the two-day Russian retreat from Tannenberg go?

4. What nickname did the British soldiers come up with for French general Franchet d’Esperey?

5. How many troops had Gallieni gotten by August 29, after being promised three whole corps?

(see the answer key)

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