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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 is the most important possible result of a significant moral victory?
(a) A battle can be avoided.
(b) A war can be ended without fighting.
(c) A superior position can be gained.
(d) Losses can be reduced.

2. What two major elements of martial skill were combined successfully in Europe in the medieval era?
(a) Archery and close quarters combat.
(b) Swordplay and horsemanship.
(c) Single combat and swordplay.
(d) Archery and horsemanship.

3. What caused the Romans to restructure their entire military starting in 378 AD?
(a) A loss to Gothic cavalry.
(b) The division of the empire into two halves.
(c) Encounters with Persian horse-archers.
(d) The failed invasion of Thrace.

4. About how many Russian soldiers died on the eastern front during the First World War?
(a) Two-hundred thousand.
(b) One million.
(c) Five-hundred thousand.
(d) One-hundred thousand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many soldiers did the Italians lose in their two and a half years of fighting in the First World War?

2. What factor hampered Marlborough's progress?

3. How does the author define "Grand Strategy"?

4. Germany's expansion forced what undesirable condition on it?

5. Which of the following was a significant factor in the psychology of generals during World War II?

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