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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the author say it took Caesar to make the Mediterranean his?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

2. 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) The failed invasion of Thrace.
(d) Encounters with Persian horse-archers.

3. The author suggests that which of the following can easily become involved in grand strategy?
(a) Industry.
(b) Religion.
(c) Race.
(d) Organized labor.

4. Late in the war, the primary German leader in the east was allowed to employ the indirect method by using what kind of an attack?
(a) An attack against the Vilna-Dvinsk railway.
(b) A sea assault on Leningrad.
(c) A psychological attack using propaganda.
(d) A flanking maneuver.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What major advantage does the use of locomotives in warfare convey?

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

4. A "pincer movement" involves what kind of strategic maneuver?

5. Which nation did Russia decide to focus their efforts on first?

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