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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Constable du Guesclin's style was most influenced by which previous general?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Fabius.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Caesar.

2. How does the author define "Grand Strategy"?
(a) The attack and defense of large regions.
(b) The organization of mass military forces.
(c) The broad strategic military movement of forces.
(d) The policies that govern or closely relate to Generalship.

3. Which of the following was not a major branch of the military during Cromwell's time?
(a) The Navy.
(b) Artillery.
(c) Cavalry.
(d) Infantry.

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

5. William's ally attacked England from which direction?
(a) The southwest.
(b) The northwest.
(c) The northeast.
(d) The southeast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important possible result of a significant moral victory?

2. According to one of the aphorisms introduced at the beginning of the book, what is the likely outcome for all nations that participate in a war?

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

4. One of the aphorisms introduced at the beginning of the book states that all warfare is based on what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Constable du Geusclin overcome English technological superiority?

2. Why has the indirect method failed to become a widely-used strategy?

3. What instigated the Byzantine war against the Vandals?

4. Explain the concept of the "center" of a country's military power. What is the importance of "dislocating" this center?

5. What was the overall state of military strategy in William of Normandy's time?

6. What factors led to Greek victory in the first war between Greece and Persia?

7. Explain the author's opinion on Sun Tzu's quotation about deception in warfare.

8. Why were decisive results difficult to achieve during the British Civil Wars?

9. What was Caesar's overall strategy in his Mediterranean campaigns?

10. What developments in the period between 1854 and 1914 made it more difficult to employ indirect methods?

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