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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The French Revolution and Napolean Bonaparte.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did many European principalities fail to become strong, united nations?
(a) The philosophy and religion of the time discouraged it.
(b) There was insufficient technology to support a large state.
(c) Constant bickering drove them apart.
(d) Individual princes were unwilling to give up their power.

2. According to the author, what nation first employed military strategy in Europe?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Athenians.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Persians.

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

4. A "pincer movement" involves what kind of strategic maneuver?
(a) Turning an enemy's flank.
(b) Driving up an enemy's flank.
(c) Refusing one's own flank.
(d) Widening one's own flank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the second war with Persia, Greece secured about how many years of peace and freedom from the Persians?

2. According to the author, how did Turenne's military strategy change as the general aged?

3. Mobility favors troops of what type?

4. The principle of mobility applies to units on what scale?

5. About how many men was Belisarius given with which to conquer the Vandals?

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