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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. How did the Greeks contain the superior numbers of their enemies?
(a) By using mercenaries.
(b) By bribing Persian soldiers.
(c) By retreating into a narrow strait.
(d) By levying soldiers from the citizenry.

2. What methods characterized the Wars of Spanish Succession?
(a) Scorched-earth policy.
(b) Psychological warfare.
(c) Direct methods.
(d) Indirect methods.

3. What is true regarding decisive victories?
(a) They can only be won by indirect methods.
(b) They are independant of any gains made.
(c) They can be rapid, or can take decades or longer to achieve.
(d) They always occur suddenly and often unexpectedly.

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

5. How are the beneficial gains from warfare maintained?
(a) Politics.
(b) Military recruitment.
(c) Active effort.
(d) Diplomacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of generalship did Belisarius excel?

2. According to the author, what nation first employed military strategy in Europe?

3. Why did many European principalities fail to become strong, united nations?

4. During Caesar's wars, who was fighting for control of Egypt?

5. How were the Greeks able to fend off the Persian's first war against them?

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