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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 20-Afterword).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Allies retreated from the German advance, British casualties continued to grow, solidifying Sir John French’s desire to do what?
(a) Use his army to finish off the Germans once and for all.
(b) Work in close concert with the French to find a path to victory.
(c) Bring his army out of the fight and out of France.
(d) Give his boys a few weeks of rest.

2. What was Kitchener’s response to learning of French’s desire to withdraw the BEF off of the front lines?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Approval.
(d) Annoyance.

3. Why was the Battle of the Marne one of the “decisive battles of the world” (440)?
(a) Because it determined that Germany would ultimately lose the war.
(b) Because it determined that the Allies would ultimately win the war.
(c) Because it determined that the war would go on.
(d) Because it determined that the Russians would ultimately lose the war.

4. What did the leaflets say that were dropped by a German Taube on Paris?
(a) That the Germans were at the gates.
(b) That they should join the German side.
(c) That the huns were coming for them.
(d) That they were all going to die.

5. With the situation going from bad to worse, what two rivers does Joffre consider as new points for the Allies to fall back on?
(a) The Seine or the Vistula.
(b) The Rhine or the Seine.
(c) The Marne or the Seine.
(d) The Marne or the Rhine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simple message did Gallieni tell the French government when called before them?

2. What was the gateway into Belgium from Germany?

3. What kind of units were the first Germans to cross over the Belgian border?

4. What humiliation in their past did the French want to avenge?

5. What was the situation of the German navy and merchant shipping by the end of August?

(see the answer key)

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