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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 did the President of France announce was the only form of fighting suited to the French soldier?
(a) The offensive.
(b) The agressive.
(c) The defensive.
(d) The passive.

2. How many men did Russia have available for military service?
(a) 5,500,000.
(b) 5,000,000.
(c) 6,000,000.
(d) 6,500,000.

3. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A demand for support from the French.
(b) A paper saying that Germany had declared war on Russia.
(c) A pamphlet of German war propaganda.
(d) A thick booklet containing an ultimatum from Germany.

4. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?
(a) Declare war on Germany.
(b) Send France an assurance of English commitment.
(c) Send Germany an ultimatum to stop invading Belgium.
(d) Declare war on Belgium.

5. If Schlieffen wanted to be bold in his plans, what did Moltke want to do?
(a) Be fearful.
(b) Be reckless.
(c) Not be too bold.
(d) Be even bolder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What humiliation in their past did the French want to avenge?

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

3. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?

4. The Cabinet in Britain divided from what event in Britain’s past?

5. How fast did Albert read books?

(see the answer key)

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