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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: The Theory of Strategy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were Arab nations vulnerable during the First World War?
(a) Their supplies were extremely limited.
(b) They had no real firearms.
(c) They had almost no communication or chain of command.
(d) They could not afford much loss of manpower.

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

3. According to the author, how did Turenne's military strategy change as the general aged?
(a) His grasp of strategy faded quickly.
(b) His increasingly relied on outdated strategies.
(c) His strategy continued to improve.
(d) He relied on weak advisors.

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

5. In his major engagement with the Scottish, how was Cromwell able to overcome the numerical superiority of the enemy forces?
(a) By forcing them to engage in smaller groups.
(b) By wearing them down with artillery fire.
(c) By using a pincer maneuver.
(d) By cutting off their supplies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author explains that it is essential to do what to the enemy's center?

3. According to a famous quotation described at the beginning of the book, how important are moral conditions compared to physical conditions?

4. During World War II, most maneuvers had the intention of attacking the enemy where?

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

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