(^218) › STEP 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
Questions 30–31 refer to the following passage:
For the catastrophe of 1914 the Germans are responsible.... Germany, in this matter, was unfortunate enough
to allow herself (in spite of her skill at dissimulation) to be betrayed into an excess of candour by her characteristic
tendency to go to extremes. Deutschland über alles. Germany above everything!... There you have the ultimate
framework of an old but childish race.
Georges Clemenceau, Grandeur and Misery of Victory, 1930
Questions 27–29 refer to the following passage:
“It’s come! It’s posted at the district mayor’s office,” a passerby shouted at me as he ran. I reached the Rue Drout in one
leap.... I read the message at a glance.... “The First Day of Mobilization Will Be Sunday, August 2 [1914].”...
It was an announcement to a million and a half Frenchmen.... War!... Dead tired but exhilarated, I got back to
[my newspaper’s office] and burst into the office of Georges Clemenceau, our chief. “What is Paris saying?” he asked
me. “It’s singing, sir!” “It will be all right then[,” Clemenceau replied].
Roland Doregelès, After 50 Years, c. 1965
- According to Doregelès, how did people react to
mobilization?
A. Mobilization for war in 1914 was greeted
with great skepticism in Paris.
B. Mobilization for war in 1914 was greeted
with great skepticism all across Europe.
C. Mobilization for war in 1914 was greeted
with great enthusiasm all across Europe.
D. Mobilization for war in 1914 was greeted
with great enthusiasm in Paris. - From the passage, one may infer that Doregelès
A. shared Paris’s excitement about the advent of
war
B. was disgusted that his city should be excited
about the advent of war
C. was frightened that his city should be excited
about the advent of war
D. had grave doubts about France’s ability to
win the coming war
29. According to the passage, Clemenceau
A. was disgusted to hear that Paris was reacting
with joy at the advent of war
B. had grave doubts about France’s ability to
win a war against Germany
C. would one day serve as prime minister of
France
D. was relieved to hear that Paris was reacting
with joy at the advent of war - Clemenceau demonstrated what feelings toward
the Germans?
A. He blamed Germany for the Great Depression.
B. He blamed Germany for World War I.
C. He blamed Germany for World War II.
D. He blamed Germany for the Franco-Prussian
Wa r.
31. Clemenceau, referring to the German national
anthem, concluded which of the following?
.A That the lyrics from the popular song
Deutschland über alles (which eventu-
ally became the German national anthem)
showed the reason Germany started the war
.B That the lyrics from the popular song
Deutschland über alles (which eventually
became the German national anthem) were
evidence of Germany’s aggressive attitude
C. That the reason Germany lost the war was
that it was betrayed from within
D. That Germany provided the ultimate frame-
work for modern warfare
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