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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hitler's Run of Victory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Belisarius carry out his wars of reconquest?
(a) The first century BC.
(b) The first century AD.
(c) The fourth century AD.
(d) The eighth century AD.

2. In what way did Caesar excel as a general?
(a) In set-piece battles on open plains.
(b) At destroying enemy armies wholesale.
(c) At sapping the morale of enemy forces.
(d) In battles in unusual and difficult terrain.

3. How does the author define "Generalship"?
(a) The dominating force of leadership of a commander.
(b) The chain of military command.
(c) The respect received from the troops.
(d) The actual directing of military forces.

4. Effective grand strategies must include what factor?
(a) Both indirect and direct methods.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Methods to subjugate conquered peoples.
(d) Methods to maintain whatever is gained.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor aided Napoleon in his ascent to become ruler of a united France?

2. In their second war against the Greeks, the massive Persian army and navy that supported it created what strategic problem?

3. Turkey's strategies are most similar to those of what military leader?

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

5. What factor caused the Germans to retreat near the end of the First World War?

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