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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (Chapters 10-14).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What instrument was played at King Edward VII’s funeral?
(a) Drums, bagpipes, and flutes.
(b) Horns and drums.
(c) Horns, drums, and bagpipes.
(d) Drums and bagpipes.

4. What event took place two hours after Grey finished speaking to the House of Commons in Chapter 9?
(a) Belgium declared war on Britain.
(b) Russia declared war on Austria.
(c) Germany declared war on France.
(d) France declared war on Germany.

5. How long did Russian pessimists think the war would last, causing them to be labeled “defeatists”? (119)
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a General Staff artillery officer in the French army referring to when he said, “Thank God we don’t have any!” (207)?

3. On what day was Brussels occupied by the Germans?

4. What signal let loose “the irresistible onrush of events” that led to war?

5. How many German men were being assembled along the Belgian and French frontiers?

(see the answer key)

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