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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Seventeenth Century- Gustavas, Cromwell, Turenne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way did Caesar excel as a general?
(a) In set-piece battles on open plains.
(b) At destroying enemy armies wholesale.
(c) At sapping the morale of enemy forces.
(d) In battles in unusual and difficult terrain.

2. When did Belisarius carry out his wars of reconquest?
(a) The first century BC.
(b) The eighth century AD.
(c) The fourth century AD.
(d) The first century AD.

3. What was Belisarius's first major reconquest?
(a) Persia.
(b) Spain.
(c) Rome.
(d) Egypt.

4. Why, according to the author, were Caesar's strategies insufficient?
(a) He failed to follow up on advantageous situations.
(b) He failed to attack the enemy leaders.
(c) His men were not inspired by his leadership.
(d) He absolutely refused to lay siege in any circumstance.

5. According to the author, which of the following strategies have been known and used by intelligent generals dating back to ancient times?
(a) Concentration of forces.
(b) False retreats.
(c) Avoiding bloodshed and battles.
(d) Building fortifications.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the state of most armies in William of Normandy's time and region?

2. One of the aphorisms introduced at the beginning of the book states that all warfare is based on what?

3. During their first war with Greece, the Persians experienced a revolt in which region?

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

5. How does the author define "Grand Strategy"?

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