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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. Who was Caesar's main opponent throughout most of his campaigns?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) The Spartans.

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

3. What factor did Constable du Guesclin rely upon in enemy territory?
(a) Reconnaissance.
(b) Overwhelming power and strength.
(c) Dissent among the occupied people.
(d) Light, fast troops.

4. Which of the following was not a major branch of the military during Cromwell's time?
(a) The Navy.
(b) Cavalry.
(c) Artillery.
(d) Infantry.

5. What type of new military technology is discussed in depth at the beginning of the book?
(a) Nuclear weapons.
(b) Helicopters.
(c) Strategic bombers.
(d) Chemical weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Belisarius carry out his wars of reconquest?

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

3. When an enemy is attacked along a "natural line of expectation," what is the usual result?

4. What methods characterized the Wars of Spanish Succession?

5. What characteristic of the English occupation of France during the Hundred Year's war argues for the results being indecisive?

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