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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. One of the aphorisms introduced at the beginning of the book states that all warfare is based on what?
(a) Power.
(b) Government.
(c) Strength.
(d) Deception.

2. How does the author define "Generalship"?
(a) The respect received from the troops.
(b) The dominating force of leadership of a commander.
(c) The actual directing of military forces.
(d) The chain of military command.

3. The author explains that it is essential to do what to the enemy's center?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Dislocate it.
(c) Avoid it.
(d) Locate it.

4. According to a famous quotation described at the beginning of the book, how important are moral conditions compared to physical conditions?
(a) Moral conditions are about half as important.
(b) Moral conditions do not matter at all.
(c) Moral conditions are three times as important.
(d) Moral conditions are equally important.

5. Which great Persian military leader is credited with introducing military strategy to Europe?
(a) Hannibal.
(b) Darius.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Reza Shah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What critical factor does naval power in the Mediterranean influence, especially in the case of the Greeks?

2. In their second war against the Greeks, the massive Persian army and navy that supported it created what strategic problem?

3. In what way did Caesar excel as a general?

4. Who was Caesar's main opponent throughout most of his campaigns?

5. What was Belisarius's first major reconquest?

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