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

2. 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) A slow inexorable creep that avoided major confrontations.
(c) An indirect sweeping movement made while gathering supplies.
(d) Cromwell did not use a strategic maneuver.

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

4. The author suggests that which of the following can easily become involved in grand strategy?
(a) Industry.
(b) Organized labor.
(c) Race.
(d) Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Caesar prefer to win battles and campaigns with as little bloodshed as possible?

2. In what area of generalship did Belisarius excel?

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

4. Which great Persian military leader is credited with introducing military strategy to Europe?

5. At the time of the Wars of Spanish Succession, what was the state of most European nations?

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