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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusions from Twenty-Five Centuries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 cutting off their supplies.
(d) By wearing them down with artillery fire.

2. Which war demonstrated the risks of using a largely unprofessional force?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) The Crimean War.
(d) The Baltic War.

3. The Germanic Vandals in North Africa depended on what activity for their wealth?
(a) The poaching of ivory.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Trade.
(d) Piracy.

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

5. Fabius was famous for what tactic?
(a) Employing highly mobile light forces.
(b) Forcing the enemy to attack.
(c) Guerilla warfare.
(d) Forestalling engagements until the proper time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of new military technology is discussed in depth at the beginning of the book?

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

4. Which of the following is a major risk in using a standing army with very long individual terms of service?

5. The author suggests that which of the following can easily become involved in grand strategy?

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