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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: The South-Eastern or Mediterranean Theatre.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some of Fabius' tactics could be compared to what kind of modern warfare?
(a) Scorched-earth policy.
(b) Blitzkreig.
(c) Infiltration doctrine.
(d) Guerilla warfare.

2. What is the author's assessment of the strategies employed in the the First World War?
(a) They were direct and no decisive victory was won.
(b) They were too passive and but decisive.
(c) They were not appropriate for the technology of the time.
(d) They were indirect, but still failed to achieve decisive victory.

3. When moving to engage the superior Scottish forces, what was the nature of Cromwell's overall strategic maneuver?
(a) A lightning offensive that relied on seizing the enemy's supplies.
(b) An indirect sweeping movement made while gathering supplies.
(c) A slow inexorable creep that avoided major confrontations.
(d) Cromwell did not use a strategic maneuver.

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

5. What was England's primary strength throughout the First World War?
(a) Its army.
(b) Its tanks.
(c) Its navy.
(d) Its airforce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his major engagement with the Scottish, how was Cromwell able to overcome the numerical superiority of the enemy forces?

2. Mobility favors troops of what type?

3. How successful were the Austrians in the First World War?

4. According to the author, how did Turenne's military strategy change as the general aged?

5. According to the author, which of the following strategies have been known and used by intelligent generals dating back to ancient times?

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