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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. What disadvantage can the use of "picked troops" offset?
(a) Enemy fortifications.
(b) Inferior numbers.
(c) Lack of training.
(d) Rough terrain.

2. In what way was Turkey exceptionally vulnerable?
(a) It was vulnerable to amphibious assaults.
(b) It could not sustain any attacks on its supplies or resources.
(c) Along its southern border.
(d) It has no air defenses at all and was vulnerable to bombing.

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

4. How were the Greeks able to fend off the Persian's first war against them?
(a) By encouraging Persian colonies to revolt.
(b) By instituting a draft.
(c) By clever negotiation.
(d) By expanding their navy.

5. In the First World War, which Mediterranean nation did the allies hope to re-unify?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Greece.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Croatia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following was a factor in limiting the possibilities for strategy on the eastern front?

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

4. What tactic, employed by generals as early as Belisarius, was widely used in World War II?

5. Who led the second Persian invasion of Greece?

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