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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Eighteenth Century-Marlborough and Frederick.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was unusual about the Wars of Spanish Succession?
(a) They were never officially ended.
(b) They were technically carried out between civilian organizations.
(c) They were extremely short.
(d) They took place outside of either nation's territory.

3. In his major engagement with the Scottish, how was Cromwell able to overcome the numerical superiority of the enemy forces?
(a) By using a pincer maneuver.
(b) By cutting off their supplies.
(c) By wearing them down with artillery fire.
(d) By forcing them to engage in smaller groups.

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

5. A "pincer movement" involves what kind of strategic maneuver?
(a) Turning an enemy's flank.
(b) Widening one's own flank.
(c) Driving up an enemy's flank.
(d) Refusing one's own flank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marlborough was notable for his use of what stratagems?

2. What caused the Romans to restructure their entire military starting in 378 AD?

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

4. During the British Civil Wars, what were the prospects for sweeping victories and conquests?

5. The Wars of Spanish Succession were strongly affected by what factor in Europe?

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