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

2. Why did Brussels go “mad with excitement” in Chapter 11 (176)?
(a) They had heard that war was declared on Germany.
(b) They had received news of their army repulsing the German attack the day before.
(c) The city held a war rally.
(d) They had received news of the German army’s surrender.

3. While Germany had the second largest fleet in the world, how many ships did it have total in the Mediterranean Sea?
(a) 100.
(b) 5.
(c) 50.
(d) 2.

4. What did Admiral Milne not think of as a destination for the German fleet he was hunting?
(a) The Dardanelles.
(b) The Black Sea.
(c) London.
(d) The Adriatic Sea.

5. The German fear of what did not run as deep as their commitment to Socialism?
(a) Their fear of French superiority.
(b) Their fear of Belgian resistance.
(c) Their fear of the Slavic hordes.
(d) Their fear of English influence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Germany want Turkey as an ally?

2. The German army used against France was six times bigger in 1914 than it had been in 1870. How big was it?

3. What was in the large, red dispatch box brought in to the British government leaders at the end of Chapter 7?

4. How did general Joffre want to treat the Belgian army?

5. What former U.S president was present at the funeral of Edward VII?

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