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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose funeral sets the scene in Chapter 1?
(a) William II of Germany.
(b) King Albert of Belgium.
(c) William of Orange.
(d) Edward VII of England.

3. Which of these was a chapter title from the book Germany and the Next War?
(a) "The Duty to Keep the Peace.”
(b) "The Right for German Dominion.”
(c) “The Duty to Make War.”
(d) "The Right for World Peace.”

4. Why did France order a ten-kilometer withdrawal from its frontier on July 30?
(a) To ensure that the soldiers didn’t get too comfortable close to German lines.
(b) To ensure that the blame of starting the war would be on Germany.
(c) To try to get Belgium to join with them.
(d) To make sure desertion rates stayed low.

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

6. What did the wave of financial panic shut down in London?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) The Parliament.
(c) The Stock Exchange.
(d) The Royal Treasury.

7. When King Albert of Belgium rejected the German ultimatum, what did he think the consequences would be?
(a) That Britain and France would run to their aid.
(b) That Belgium would triumph over Germany’s armies.
(c) That Germany would see the error of its ways and relent.
(d) That they would be grave and terrible.

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

9. What was the possibility of the appearance of the German Fleet in the English Channel in the beginning of Chapter 9 compared to?
(a) The Spanish Armada.
(b) The Schlieffen Plan.
(c) The Battle of Cannae.
(d) Plan 17.

10. The doctrine of the offensive in France created even further disdain of what part of the military?
(a) The infantry.
(b) The tanks.
(c) The reserves.
(d) The cavalry.

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

12. What was one of the two options the Germans had for fighting a Russian offensive split into two wings?
(a) Split their own army into two wings.
(b) Attack one wing before the other.
(c) Attack both wings at once.
(d) Try to get behind the Russian armies.

13. Some of Russia’s deficiencies in war had been exposed in its war with what country less than a decade before World War I?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Vietcong.
(d) The Chinese.

14. How many wives had Sukhomlinov had?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks did the Germans estimate Russia would need to mobilize its armies?

2. What did Lloyd George think that the boom of Big Ben sounded like?

3. What order did the First Lord Churchill give when he heard of events in Austria in Chapter 7?

4. After Grey convinced the House that war was a grave possibility, what did he tell Churchill was next to do?

5. What set Bismarck apart from other German leaders?

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