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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (Chapters 15-19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was “an unimportant obstacle” (18) to Schlieffen, along with the River Pregel?
(a) War with France.
(b) The Rhine River in Germany.
(c) Belgian neutrality.
(d) The road home.

2. What does King Albert decide to try after Germany refuses to respond to formal messages to prevent a war?
(a) He decided to raise more soldiers and prepare for war.
(b) He decided to visit Berlin to calm things down.
(c) He decides to try a private appeal to the Kaiser.
(d) He decided to try a private phone call with the Kaiser.

3. Who was the Home Secretary of Britain when the war began?
(a) Sir Edward Grey.
(b) Joseph Joffre.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Sir Henry Kitchener.

4. Why did German deputies not know that the Belgians had rejected their ultimatum?
(a) Because it had not been sent yet.
(b) Because they did not read the newspapers.
(c) Because they did not care about it.
(d) Because the German leadership did not publish the response.

5. Where were the two German corps that were supposed to be at the junction of Hausen and Bulow’s armies?
(a) They had fallen behind in the speed of the German advance.
(b) They were on their way to unnecessarily reinforce the Eastern Front.
(c) They had been left behind as a garrison for Belgium.
(d) They had been given a few days of leave to catch their breath.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The British were defeated at Mons. How did the British remember the battle, though?

3. What was a traditional companion of war for the Russians that was prohibited during the invasion of Germany?

4. What did the book The Great Illusion try to prove?

5. What did the German navy eventually resort to as a belated effort to break the British naval blockade?

(see the answer key)

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