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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. How long does the author say it took Caesar to make the Mediterranean his?
(a) Two years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

2. Why did Caesar prefer to win battles and campaigns with as little bloodshed as possible?
(a) He wanted to preserve his own troops at all costs.
(b) He wanted to avoid unneccesary killing for religious reasons.
(c) He was orderly and disliked "messy" battles.
(d) He wanted to turn defeated opponents into followers.

3. 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) Washington.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Darius.

4. During Constable du Geusclin's time, the English had what major technological advantage?
(a) Ocean-going ships.
(b) Greek fire.
(c) The trebuchet.
(d) The longbow.

5. In his major engagement with the Scottish, how was Cromwell able to overcome the numerical superiority of the enemy forces?
(a) By using a pincer maneuver.
(b) By forcing them to engage in smaller groups.
(c) By wearing them down with artillery fire.
(d) By cutting off their supplies.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did the Eastern Roman Empire lose territory to the Turks in 1068?

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

5. According to the author, what is the use or importance of ancient strategies?

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