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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the indirect method, which of the following routes should be taken in order to engage the enemy?
(a) A circuitous route that provides an advantage in terrain or position.
(b) The fastest possible route.
(c) The route that confuses the enemy most.
(d) A direct route that is difficult to disrupt.

2. Which of the following does that author state as being his major intention in writing this book?
(a) To prevent indecisive results in war.
(b) To improve the efficacy of all wars.
(c) To critique Clausewitz's work.
(d) To stop future wars.

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(a) His increasingly relied on outdated strategies.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

4. Belisarius's legacy caused the Byzantines to adopt what military strategy for centuries?
(a) Ship fleet strategies.
(b) The indirect approach.
(c) Defensive-offensive combinations.
(d) Supply-line interdiction.

5. With regards to bloodless victories and attacks against targets other than human lives, the author states which of the following?
(a) These results are impossible to achieve.
(b) These strategies are equally valid or more valid than direct combat.
(c) Strategy should only include these factors.
(d) These results can only be obtained through high mobility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's assessment of the strategies employed in the the First World War?

2. Who led the second Persian invasion of Greece?

3. During their first war with Greece, the Persians experienced a revolt in which region?

4. How did Hitler's military achievements match up against those of Napoleon's?

5. Some of Fabius' tactics could be compared to what kind of modern warfare?

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