What did the new German commander in chief,Erich von Falkenhayn,hope to accomplish at the Battle of Verdun?

A) Verdun offered control over a road to Paris.Taking the French capital would end the war.
B) He wanted to try out the effectiveness of a new weapon,the tank.
C) Taking Verdun would convince Russia that it should make peace.
D) German control of Verdun would divide British from French forces on the western front.
E) He hoped to "out-attrition" France,using Germany's higher population as a weapon.

Erich von Falkenhayn hoped to "out-attrition" France, believing that Germany's higher population would give them an advantage in a war of attrition. He believed that by forcing the French to expend their men and resources defending Verdun, France would become so weakened that they would be forced to make peace with Germany. None of the other choices are accurate - tanks were not used until later in the war, taking control of Verdun would not have divided British and French forces, and controlling a road to Paris was not Falkenhayn's goal. While convincing Russia to make peace was a secondary objective, it was not his primary goal for the Battle of Verdun.