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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Byzantine Wars-Belisarius and Narses.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Belisarius's legacy caused the Byzantines to adopt what military strategy for centuries?
(a) Ship fleet strategies.
(b) Defensive-offensive combinations.
(c) The indirect approach.
(d) Supply-line interdiction.

3. According to the author, what nation first employed military strategy in Europe?
(a) The Egyptians.
(b) The Persians.
(c) The Athenians.
(d) The Romans.

4. What critical factor does naval power in the Mediterranean influence, especially in the case of the Greeks?
(a) Force multipliers.
(b) Amphibious assault capability.
(c) Control of communications.
(d) The horn of doubt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the indirect method, which of the following is true regarding attacks on enemy resources and psychological conditions?

2. What type of new military technology is discussed in depth at the beginning of the book?

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

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

5. Why, according to the author, were Caesar's strategies insufficient?

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