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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Seventeenth Century- Gustavas, Cromwell, Turenne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the Romans to restructure their entire military starting in 378 AD?
(a) Encounters with Persian horse-archers.
(b) The failed invasion of Thrace.
(c) A loss to Gothic cavalry.
(d) The division of the empire into two halves.

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

3. According to the indirect method, which of the following is true regarding attacks on enemy resources and psychological conditions?
(a) They are highly effective.
(b) It is impossible to know if they are successful.
(c) They are effective, but too hard to carry out.
(d) They are almost never effective.

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

5. What disadvantage can the use of "picked troops" offset?
(a) Inferior numbers.
(b) Lack of training.
(c) Enemy fortifications.
(d) Rough terrain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Caesar prefer to win battles and campaigns with as little bloodshed as possible?

2. When an enemy is attacked along a "natural line of expectation," what is the usual result?

3. The author explains that it is essential to do what to the enemy's center?

4. What was Belisarius's first major reconquest?

5. Like Caesar, Belisarius was able to achieve victory in what way?

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