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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (Chapters 1-5).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?
(a) "The Right for German Dominion.”
(b) "The Right for World Peace.”
(c) "The Duty to Keep the Peace.”
(d) “The Duty to Make War.”

2. What country created Plan 17?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

3. Schlieffen’s plan was derived from what ancient general at what ancient battle?
(a) Scipio at Zama.
(b) Hannibal at Cannae.
(c) Scipio at Cannae.
(d) Hannibal at Lake Trasimene.

4. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Foch say was the first condition of victory?

2. What did the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?

3. What were Schlieffen’s last words about the right wing?

4. Were the French unaware of the possibility of an attack from the German right wing?

5. In the end of Chapter 4, how many infantry divisions did Joffre think he could count on from England?

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