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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 sapping the morale of enemy forces.
(b) In set-piece battles on open plains.
(c) In battles in unusual and difficult terrain.
(d) At destroying enemy armies wholesale.

2. What was Belisarius's first major reconquest?
(a) Rome.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Spain.
(d) Persia.

3. What caused the Romans to restructure their entire military starting in 378 AD?
(a) A loss to Gothic cavalry.
(b) Encounters with Persian horse-archers.
(c) The failed invasion of Thrace.
(d) The division of the empire into two halves.

4. Who was the Emperor of the Western Roman Empire during Belisarius's time?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Quintus.
(c) Justinian.
(d) Nero.

5. Which of the following was not a major branch of the military during Cromwell's time?
(a) The Navy.
(b) Infantry.
(c) Artillery.
(d) Cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of Fabius' tactics could be compared to what kind of modern warfare?

2. What is true regarding decisive victories?

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

4. During their first war with Greece, the Persians experienced a revolt in which region?

5. How does the author define "Grand Strategy"?

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