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

2. What factor hampered Marlborough's progress?
(a) Communications were not reliable at the time.
(b) He was held back by cautious generals.
(c) Spanish supply trains were too slow.
(d) The enemy had numerical superiority.

3. William's ally attacked England from which direction?
(a) The southwest.
(b) The northeast.
(c) The northwest.
(d) The southeast.

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

5. The author explains that it is essential to do what to the enemy's center?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Avoid it.
(c) Locate it.
(d) Dislocate it.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to one of the aphorisms introduced at the beginning of the book, what is the likely outcome for all nations that participate in a war?

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

3. How were the Greeks able to fend off the Persian's first war against them?

4. Effective grand strategies must include what factor?

5. What was unusual about the Wars of Spanish Succession?

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