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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Concentrated Essence of Strategy and Tactics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of strategy?
(a) To destroy the enemy armies entirely.
(b) The capture enemy resources and wealth.
(c) To cause the enemy to abandon their goal.
(d) To destroy the people's politics, culture and religion.

2. Which of the following is a major risk in using a standing army with very long individual terms of service?
(a) Entitlement.
(b) Teamwork.
(c) Budget concerns.
(d) Complacency.

3. What is meant by "strength faces strength"?
(a) Strong nations only engage other strong nations.
(b) Heavy weapons and armor demand equally heavy arms in order to oppose.
(c) An army's front should always face the front of the opposing army.
(d) Armies will generally concentrate forces near each other.

4. Effective grand strategies must include what factor?
(a) Methods to maintain whatever is gained.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Methods to subjugate conquered peoples.
(d) Both indirect and direct methods.

5. Fabius was famous for what tactic?
(a) Employing highly mobile light forces.
(b) Guerilla warfare.
(c) Forcing the enemy to attack.
(d) Forestalling engagements until the proper time.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following strategies have been known and used by intelligent generals dating back to ancient times?

2. What characteristic of the English occupation of France during the Hundred Year's war argues for the results being indecisive?

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

4. How are the beneficial gains from warfare maintained?

5. How did most military forces change over the period between 1854 and 1914?

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