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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. After a day of fierce fighting, the British withdrew from Mons. What did the Germans do?
(a) They pursued their enemies, but wearily.
(b) They were hurt from the days fighting and did not seriously pursue their enemies.
(c) They pursued their enemies with great energy.
(d) They withdrew as well.

2. On the morning of the Battle of Mons, Sir John French estimated the German forces they were about to fight at one or two army corps plus cavalry. How large was it really?
(a) Four corps and three cavalry divisions.
(b) Sixteen corps but no cavalry.
(c) Six corps and some cavalry.
(d) Sir John French was accurate in his assessment.

3. How many corps did the German army have?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

4. What was the only country in Europe that did not have conscription?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Britain.
(d) Russia.

5. Why did the Council in Britain order at the last minute that only four out of the six divisions be sent to France?
(a) A German Zepplin bombing of London.
(b) The French declared they did not neex six divisions to help them.
(c) An invasion scare.
(d) A German landing on British soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kaiser William II mean when he said, “If only someone had told me beforehand that England would take up arms against us!” (120)?

2. What does King Albert decide to try after Germany refuses to respond to formal messages to prevent a war?

3. When the German attack on the forts of Liege failed miserably, what did Ludendorff insist needed to be brought into action?

4. Which of these was not one of the three military minds that thought the war would last years, not months?

5. Russia was so alarmed at the German ship Goeben arriving in Turkish waters, that it was even willing to give up its claim to what to keep the peace?

(see the answer key)

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