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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. Schlieffen’s plan was derived from what ancient general at what ancient battle?
(a) Scipio at Zama.
(b) Hannibal at Lake Trasimene.
(c) Scipio at Cannae.
(d) Hannibal at Cannae.

2. What did the Russian soldiers do when they saw an airplane, regardless of whose side it was on?
(a) Shot at it.
(b) Used anti-aircraft guns to bring it down.
(c) Waved in a friendly manner.
(d) Stared in amazement.

3. What did the book The Great Illusion try to prove?
(a) That war made you strong.
(b) That war had become vain.
(c) That war was inconvenient.
(d) That war was a human necessity.

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

5. Who was the ninth king attending Edward VII’s funeral whom “few observers had eyes for” (3)?
(a) King Albert of Belgium.
(b) General Joffre of France.
(c) King George of England.
(d) King William II of Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, the Battle of Gumbinnen was a victory for what country?

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

3. What was the elder Moltke found reading on mobilization day in 1870?

4. When the voyage of the Goeben and Breslau ultimately shut off Russian access from the Black Sea, how much did Russian exports drop?

5. When the German ships were allowed to enter the Dardanelles, what was the order for the forts to do if British ships followed?

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