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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. During the British Civil Wars, what were the prospects for sweeping victories and conquests?
(a) They were limited.
(b) The author could not comment on the prospects.
(c) They were unlimited, given enough resources.
(d) They were unlimited, given enough time.

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

3. How did Caesar achieve relatively bloodless victories?
(a) By avoiding fortified towns.
(b) By using amphibious assaults.
(c) By attacking supply lines.
(d) By providing better weapons for his troops.

4. The Germanic Vandals in North Africa depended on what activity for their wealth?
(a) Piracy.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Trade.
(d) The poaching of ivory.

5. During Caesar's wars, who was fighting for control of Egypt?
(a) Cleopatra and her brother.
(b) Pompey and Brutus.
(c) Cleopatra and Anthony.
(d) Pompey and Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how did Turenne's military strategy change as the general aged?

2. How are the beneficial gains from warfare maintained?

3. A "pincer movement" involves what kind of strategic maneuver?

4. What was unusual about the Wars of Spanish Succession?

5. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire lose territory to the Turks in 1068?

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