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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. 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?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Washington.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Darius.

2. Like Caesar, Belisarius was able to achieve victory in what way?
(a) With no chance of defeat.
(b) With a small force.
(c) Very quickly.
(d) Bloodlessly.

3. What caused the Romans to restructure their entire military starting in 378 AD?
(a) The division of the empire into two halves.
(b) A loss to Gothic cavalry.
(c) The failed invasion of Thrace.
(d) Encounters with Persian horse-archers.

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

5. What disadvantage can the use of "picked troops" offset?
(a) Enemy fortifications.
(b) Inferior numbers.
(c) Lack of training.
(d) Rough terrain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fabius was famous for what tactic?

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

3. Why did the war chief Vitiges decide not to fight Belisarius in Naples?

4. According to the indirect method, which of the following is true regarding attacks on enemy resources and psychological conditions?

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

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