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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. Constable du Geusclin always avoided attacking which of the following?
(a) The main body of the enemy forces.
(b) The line of expectation.
(c) Fortified cities.
(d) Supply lines.

2. How did the Greeks contain the superior numbers of their enemies?
(a) By levying soldiers from the citizenry.
(b) By bribing Persian soldiers.
(c) By using mercenaries.
(d) By retreating into a narrow strait.

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

4. Why did the war chief Vitiges decide not to fight Belisarius in Naples?
(a) He was afraid of Belisarius and his reputation.
(b) He knew the terrain favored the defender too heavily.
(c) He knew Belisarius had superior numbers.
(d) He was already fighting a war in Frankish territories.

5. What distinction does the author make during the discussion of the wars fought by Hannibal, Scipio and Caesar?
(a) Direct vs indirect approaches.
(b) Decisive vs indecisive results.
(c) Free vs conscripted armies.
(d) Strategy vs tactics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Caesar's wars, who was fighting for control of Egypt?

2. What was the state of generalship during the British Civil Wars?

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

4. During the British Civil Wars, what were the prospects for sweeping victories and conquests?

5. According to the indirect approach, military strategy needs to include plans to attack in what manner?

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