World War 1 HSC Prep - Part 1

Question 1

What is the meaning of the word 'snipes' according to Graves?

Accepted Answer

To shoot at a specific target in the enemy trenches

Question 2

What detail best suggests that this photograph was taken in the early part of the war?

Accepted Answer

The wearing of goggles and masks

Question 3

Which of the following gasses was first used as a weapon in World War 1?

Accepted Answer

Chlorine

Question 4

Where did the Allies stop the German advance

Accepted Answer

The Marne

Question 5

According to Graves, the British could not respond effectively to German attacks because?

Accepted Answer

Germans had more and superior weapons to the British

Question 6

Where was the Western Front at the end of 1914

Accepted Answer

Belgium and France

Question 7

On the first day of the Somme British casualties were approximately?

Accepted Answer

60,000

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a key battle in our Syllabus?

Accepted Answer

Cambrai

Question 9

According to the map how was the Schlieffen Plan modified?

Accepted Answer

The swing west of Paris was detached

Question 10

Which side suffered the most casualties in the Battle of Verdun and the Somme

Accepted Answer

The Allies

Question 11

Which statement best describes the attitude of the author in this source

Accepted Answer

The Schlieffen Plan was based on various miscalcuations

Question 12

A common psychological impact of the fighting on soldiers in WW1 was ?

Accepted Answer

Shell Shock

Question 13

Flammenwerfer

Accepted Answer

Flame Thrower

Question 14

What phrase commonly describes Allied soldier's attitudes in 1916?

Accepted Answer

Lions led by donkeys

Question 15

Which of the following was a new tactic involving artillery?

Accepted Answer

Box barrage

Question 16

Robert Graves describes the suitability of which weapon among the Cuinchy brick-stacks?

Accepted Answer

German rifle-grenades and trench-mortars

Question 17

Which weapon caused the most casualties during World War 1?

Accepted Answer

Artillery

Question 18

Which of the following best explains the development of stalemate on the Western Front in 1914?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

What conclusions about casualties in World War 1 can be drawn from this source

Accepted Answer

Gas was more effective as a weapon of terror, Germany used gas more often than Britain or France

Question 20

In which year did the Germans come closest to Paris?

Accepted Answer

1918

Questions 20