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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. In their second war against the Greeks, the massive Persian army and navy that supported it created what strategic problem?
(a) Low "division slice."
(b) A narrow front.
(c) An obvious "line of expectation."
(d) Dependance on local resources.

2. Which of the following outcomes is NOT specifically mentioned as being important to plan for?
(a) Partial success.
(b) Failure.
(c) Standoff.
(d) Unexpected success.

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

4. Late in the war, the primary German leader in the east was allowed to employ the indirect method by using what kind of an attack?
(a) A psychological attack using propaganda.
(b) A flanking maneuver.
(c) An attack against the Vilna-Dvinsk railway.
(d) A sea assault on Leningrad.

5. Who was Caesar's main opponent throughout most of his campaigns?
(a) The Spartans.
(b) Hannibal.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Cleopatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bias are generals likely to carry during war councils?

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

3. What disadvantage can the use of "picked troops" offset?

4. Who was the Emperor of the Western Roman Empire during Belisarius's time?

5. What was England's primary strength throughout the First World War?

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