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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Byzantine Wars-Belisarius and Narses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, when did the first use of military strategy in Europe occur?
(a) The fifth century BC.
(b) The fifth century AD.
(c) The first century BC.
(d) The third century AD.

2. Compared to normal military strategies, indirect strategies strive to achieve what goal?
(a) Multiple subsidiary goals.
(b) Purely psychological goals.
(c) Purely material goals.
(d) The same goal.

3. According to the indirect approach, military strategy needs to include plans to attack in what manner?
(a) Along lines of natural expectation.
(b) As quickly and often as possible.
(c) Along lines besides natural lines of expectation.
(d) Rarely and with great force.

4. According to the indirect method, which of the following is true regarding attacks on enemy resources and psychological conditions?
(a) It is impossible to know if they are successful.
(b) They are highly effective.
(c) They are almost never effective.
(d) They are effective, but too hard to carry out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a famous quotation described at the beginning of the book, how important are moral conditions compared to physical conditions?

2. Which general is attributed to stating and frequently reciting the famous line given in this chapter about the relative importance of the moral and the physical?

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

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

5. Fabius was famous for what tactic?

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