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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. Which of the following best defines military strategy?
(a) All movements and applications of military forces.
(b) The use of military forces in the field to destroy enemy forces.
(c) The means by which military forces seek policy objectives.
(d) The combination of military and political means of warfare.

2. In World War II, what new branch of military technology provided enhanced mobility for soldiers?
(a) Flight.
(b) Mechanization.
(c) Landing craft.
(d) Transport ships.

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

4. According to the author, how should formations be arranged?
(a) In the way that most confuses the enemy.
(b) With the best troops handling the most fighting.
(c) According to the design of unit commanders.
(d) In a way that allows for rapid adjustments.

5. Turkey's strategies are most similar to those of what military leader?
(a) Belisarius.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Clausewitz.
(d) Constable du Guesclin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bias are generals likely to carry during war councils?

2. What is a "wedge attack" intended to achieve?

3. What is meant by "flexibility" in strategic terms?

4. Which of the following historical commanders did NOT enjoy supreme power in both military and political matters, as did Hitler?

5. What is the purpose of strategy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How successful was Germany's expansion during the early parts of World War II? Why was this expansion eventually halted and reversed?

2. Explain the relationships between grand strategy, strategy and tactics.

3. How does policy relate to national object and military aims?

4. What did Germany need in order to become secure and peacefully end the war?

5. What is a wedge attack, what is it used for and how is it countered?

6. What was unusual about Hitler's preparations for war?

7. What is the principle of flexibility?

8. What is the typical result of careless concentration of forces?

9. According to the author, what were some motivating factors behind writing this book?

10. What were the results and casualty rates on the Southeastern and Mediterranean fronts during the First World War?

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