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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one problem of relying upon locomotives in warfare?
(a) The railways must be protected.
(b) The civilian population will suffer without access to trains.
(c) Coal and labor must be constantly in supply.
(d) Troops suffer health problems.

2. Decisive results are almost always the result of what kind of strategy?
(a) The direct method.
(b) The indirect method.
(c) Guerilla warfare.
(d) Rapid offensives.

3. Which of the following elements is NOT described as being part of the "center" of a country's military power?
(a) Supply.
(b) Control.
(c) Morale.
(d) Technology.

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

5. What is the most important possible result of a significant moral victory?
(a) A battle can be avoided.
(b) Losses can be reduced.
(c) A war can be ended without fighting.
(d) A superior position can be gained.

6. How did Caesar achieve relatively bloodless victories?
(a) By avoiding fortified towns.
(b) By providing better weapons for his troops.
(c) By using amphibious assaults.
(d) By attacking supply lines.

7. How did the Greeks contain the superior numbers of their enemies?
(a) By levying soldiers from the citizenry.
(b) By using mercenaries.
(c) By bribing Persian soldiers.
(d) By retreating into a narrow strait.

8. According to the author, when did the first use of military strategy in Europe occur?
(a) The first century BC.
(b) The fifth century BC.
(c) The fifth century AD.
(d) The third century AD.

9. What factor hampered Marlborough's progress?
(a) Communications were not reliable at the time.
(b) He was held back by cautious generals.
(c) Spanish supply trains were too slow.
(d) The enemy had numerical superiority.

10. One of the aphorisms introduced at the beginning of the book states that all warfare is based on what?
(a) Power.
(b) Deception.
(c) Government.
(d) Strength.

11. A "pincer movement" involves what kind of strategic maneuver?
(a) Turning an enemy's flank.
(b) Refusing one's own flank.
(c) Driving up an enemy's flank.
(d) Widening one's own flank.

12. Which great Persian military leader is credited with introducing military strategy to Europe?
(a) Reza Shah.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Darius.
(d) Pompey.

13. Constable du Geusclin always avoided attacking which of the following?
(a) The line of expectation.
(b) Supply lines.
(c) Fortified cities.
(d) The main body of the enemy forces.

14. What was Belisarius's first major reconquest?
(a) Spain.
(b) Rome.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Persia.

15. Who was the Emperor of the Western Roman Empire during Belisarius's time?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Quintus.
(c) Justinian.
(d) Nero.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the overall strategic planning for the First World War, what country acted as a buffer between Germany and Russia?

2. According to the indirect method, which of the following should NOT be attacked?

3. William's ally attacked England from which direction?

4. According to the author, what nation first employed military strategy in Europe?

5. What distinction does the author make during the discussion of the wars fought by Hannibal, Scipio and Caesar?

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