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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. What bias are generals likely to carry during war councils?
(a) They favor the armies and fronts under their command.
(b) They are usually concerned about their careers more than victory.
(c) They trust their own superiors rather than the high command.
(d) They do not want to use thier own forces in an offensive.

2. Why did Caesar prefer to win battles and campaigns with as little bloodshed as possible?
(a) He wanted to turn defeated opponents into followers.
(b) He wanted to avoid unneccesary killing for religious reasons.
(c) He was orderly and disliked "messy" battles.
(d) He wanted to preserve his own troops at all costs.

3. According to the author, what is the use or importance of ancient strategies?
(a) They are useful for study only.
(b) They should be imitated exactly.
(c) They remain important to modern warfare.
(d) They have no relevance to modern warfare.

4. What factor caused the Germans to retreat near the end of the First World War?
(a) They were concerned about the safety of their rear area.
(b) They had no way to deal with the tanks the Allies had introduced.
(c) They had lost too many men in a recent offensive.
(d) There was massive unrest at home.

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

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. Which of the following was not a major branch of the military during Cromwell's time?

3. In what way did Caesar excel as a general?

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

5. When moving to engage the superior Scottish forces, what was the nature of Cromwell's overall strategic maneuver?

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