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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country became noted as a major world power for the first time during the First World War?
(a) United States of America.
(b) China.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Russia.

2. What is the purpose of strategy?
(a) To destroy the people's politics, culture and religion.
(b) To cause the enemy to abandon their goal.
(c) To destroy the enemy armies entirely.
(d) The capture enemy resources and wealth.

3. 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) A sea assault on Leningrad.
(b) A flanking maneuver.
(c) A psychological attack using propaganda.
(d) An attack against the Vilna-Dvinsk railway.

4. What methods characterized the Wars of Spanish Succession?
(a) Psychological warfare.
(b) Indirect methods.
(c) Scorched-earth policy.
(d) Direct methods.

5. Constable du Geusclin always avoided attacking which of the following?
(a) The main body of the enemy forces.
(b) The line of expectation.
(c) Supply lines.
(d) Fortified cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disadvantage can the use of "picked troops" offset?

2. Marlborough was notable for his use of what stratagems?

3. Which of the following elements is NOT described as being part of the "center" of a country's military power?

4. According to the indirect method, which of the following is true regarding attacks on enemy resources and psychological conditions?

5. In what way was Turkey exceptionally vulnerable?

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