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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The South-Eastern or Mediterranean Theatre.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the overall strategic planning for the First World War, what country acted as a buffer between Germany and Russia?
(a) France.
(b) Poland.
(c) Austria.
(d) Prussia.

2. According to the author, what were the results of the Hundred Year's War, fought by du Guesclin and others?
(a) The results were indecisive.
(b) The results were totally decisive.
(c) It is impossible to comment on the results.
(d) The results were mixed.

3. In what way did Caesar excel as a general?
(a) In battles in unusual and difficult terrain.
(b) At destroying enemy armies wholesale.
(c) At sapping the morale of enemy forces.
(d) In set-piece battles on open plains.

4. Which country became noted as a major world power for the first time during the First World War?
(a) Russia.
(b) Prussia.
(c) China.
(d) United States of America.

5. According to the author, what is the use or importance of ancient strategies?
(a) They remain important to modern warfare.
(b) They have no relevance to modern warfare.
(c) They are useful for study only.
(d) They should be imitated exactly.

Short Answer Questions

1. The principle of mobility applies to units on what scale?

2. How long does the author say it took Caesar to make the Mediterranean his?

3. What characteristic of the English occupation of France during the Hundred Year's war argues for the results being indecisive?

4. What is the author's assessment of the strategies employed in the the First World War?

5. Who was Caesar's main opponent throughout most of his campaigns?

(see the answer key)

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