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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grand Strategy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fabius was famous for what tactic?
(a) Employing highly mobile light forces.
(b) Guerilla warfare.
(c) Forcing the enemy to attack.
(d) Forestalling engagements until the proper time.

2. The Germanic Vandals in North Africa depended on what activity for their wealth?
(a) Piracy.
(b) Trade.
(c) The poaching of ivory.
(d) Slavery.

3. Decisive results are almost always the result of what kind of strategy?
(a) The indirect method.
(b) The direct method.
(c) Guerilla warfare.
(d) Rapid offensives.

4. According to the indirect method, which of the following is true regarding attacks on enemy resources and psychological conditions?
(a) It is impossible to know if they are successful.
(b) They are effective, but too hard to carry out.
(c) They are highly effective.
(d) They are almost never effective.

5. In their second war against the Greeks, the massive Persian army and navy that supported it created what strategic problem?
(a) Low "division slice."
(b) A narrow front.
(c) An obvious "line of expectation."
(d) Dependance on local resources.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the second Persian invasion of Greece?

2. In what area of generalship did Belisarius excel?

3. In what way was Turkey exceptionally vulnerable?

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

5. Who was the main German commander on the eastern front?

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