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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. What major advantage does the use of locomotives in warfare convey?
(a) Availability of artillery.
(b) Force multipliers.
(c) Mobility.
(d) Improved communications.

2. William of Normandy was joined by an allied King from what nation?
(a) Norway.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) Sweden.

3. What is true regarding decisive victories?
(a) They can be rapid, or can take decades or longer to achieve.
(b) They are independant of any gains made.
(c) They always occur suddenly and often unexpectedly.
(d) They can only be won by indirect methods.

4. How did most military forces change over the period between 1854 and 1914?
(a) They started to center around naval power.
(b) They became smaller.
(c) They became more professional.
(d) They began to incorporate artillery pieces.

5. In World War II, what new branch of military technology provided enhanced mobility for soldiers?
(a) Mechanization.
(b) Landing craft.
(c) Flight.
(d) Transport ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "wedge attack" intended to achieve?

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

3. 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?

4. At the time of the Wars of Spanish Succession, what was the state of most European nations?

5. Which of the following nations was NOT a major player in the war on the eastern front?

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