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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Concentrated Essence of Strategy and Tactics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the Greeks able to fend off the Persian's first war against them?
(a) By clever negotiation.
(b) By encouraging Persian colonies to revolt.
(c) By expanding their navy.
(d) By instituting a draft.

2. Many developed what false impression of Caesar's strategies?
(a) He was a coward.
(b) He was a pawn of the Egyptians.
(c) He was too rash.
(d) He was ruthless and bloodthirsty.

3. Which of the following is a major risk in using a standing army with very long individual terms of service?
(a) Budget concerns.
(b) Entitlement.
(c) Teamwork.
(d) Complacency.

4. What tactic, employed by generals as early as Belisarius, was widely used in World War II?
(a) Human wave attacks.
(b) Overwatch.
(c) Entrenchment.
(d) Overlapping fields of fire.

5. Why did Caesar prefer to win battles and campaigns with as little bloodshed as possible?
(a) He wanted to turn defeated opponents into followers.
(b) He wanted to avoid unneccesary killing for religious reasons.
(c) He wanted to preserve his own troops at all costs.
(d) He was orderly and disliked "messy" battles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within the subject of grand strategy, what is one of the benefits of closed mindedness among the populace?

2. Which war demonstrated the risks of using a largely unprofessional force?

3. How did Hitler's military achievements match up against those of Napoleon's?

4. Marlborough was notable for his use of what stratagems?

5. Germany's expansion forced what undesirable condition on it?

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