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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. Why did the war chief Vitiges decide not to fight Belisarius in Naples?
(a) He was afraid of Belisarius and his reputation.
(b) He knew the terrain favored the defender too heavily.
(c) He knew Belisarius had superior numbers.
(d) He was already fighting a war in Frankish territories.

2. What bias are generals likely to carry during war councils?
(a) They do not want to use thier own forces in an offensive.
(b) They favor the armies and fronts under their command.
(c) They trust their own superiors rather than the high command.
(d) They are usually concerned about their careers more than victory.

3. In their second war against the Greeks, the massive Persian army and navy that supported it created what strategic problem?
(a) An obvious "line of expectation."
(b) Dependance on local resources.
(c) Low "division slice."
(d) A narrow front.

4. Marlborough was notable for his use of what stratagems?
(a) Indirect manuevers.
(b) Tactical withdrawls.
(c) Concentrated fire.
(d) Bold frontal attacks.

5. What is true regarding decisive victories?
(a) They are independant of any gains made.
(b) They can be rapid, or can take decades or longer to achieve.
(c) They always occur suddenly and often unexpectedly.
(d) They can only be won by indirect methods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forces are usually drawn into the "horns of a dilemma" in what way?

2. What critical factor does naval power in the Mediterranean influence, especially in the case of the Greeks?

3. In preparation for a possible war with Germany, France based their strategy on the writings of which general?

4. Which country became noted as a major world power for the first time during the First World War?

5. Some of Fabius' tactics could be compared to what kind of modern warfare?

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