Which of the following descriptions best conveys the meaning of the word "armistice"?
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A ceasefire for a defined period, after which hostilities would resume
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A surrender guaranteed by the payment of a substantial indemnity
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A ceasefire pending the signing of a definitive peace treaty
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The withdrawal of German forces to German territory, but without disarmament measures
Q.2.
Conditions in Germany remained difficult - even long after the signing of the definitive peace treaty in Which of these armistice terms caused the greatest hardship?
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The continuation of the blockade
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The disarmament of regular German forces
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The occupation of German soil by substantial Allied armed forces
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The huge collective fine levied on Germany to pay for the occupation costs
Q.3.
What was the name of the large town in Northern France near where the Armistice was signed?
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Abbeville
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Amiens
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Compiegne
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Hazebrouck
Q.4.
What orders were now given to the Germans concerning their formidable High Seas Fleet?
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To remain in their bases under Allied guard
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To be sunk in the Baltic Sea by their crews
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To be sailed to the British naval base at Scapa Flow in the Shetlands, pending further orders
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To be divided up among the various allies, according to the size of their own navies
Q.5.
Which of the German commanders below urged an armistice and the abdication of the Emperor William II, in order to save Germany from an even worse fate?
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Field Marshal Hindenburg
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The Crown Prince ("Little Willie")
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Bethmann-Hollweg
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The Duke of Wurttemberg
Q.6.
The German head of state, the Kaiser, took no part in the Armistice proceedings. What did he do instead?
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He surrendered to the Allied forces of occupation
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He sought asylum in nearby Holland, a neutral power
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He surrendered to the new German republican government, and was imprisoned
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He tried to escape in disguise to Austria-Hungary
Q.7.
In January 1918, and again in October, President Woodrow Wilson of the United States offered Germany a treaty based on a number of pre-conditions. What name was given to this list?
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The piece of paper
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The 14 points
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The Washington Protocol
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The Berlin Accords
Q.8.
The actual signing ceremony took place in a slightly unusual location. In what kind of transportation was it conducted?
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A boat on the River Oise
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A railway carriage
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A barge on the Aisne-Oise canal
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A motor 'bus
Q.9.
What insulting name did German opponents of the Armistice (including the Nazis) give to those Germans who had signed it?
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The November criminals
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The November traitors
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The treason rats of November
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The Jewish-Communist criminals
Q.10.
Which senior allied officer formally presided over the proceedings?
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Marshal Foch
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General Pershing
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Admiral Wemyss
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Field Marshal Haig
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