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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which nation did Russia decide to focus their efforts on first?
(a) Austria.
(b) Romania.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Germany.

2. About how many soldiers did the Italians lose in their two and a half years of fighting in the First World War?
(a) Two-hundred thousand.
(b) One-hundred thousand.
(c) Five-hundred thousand.
(d) One million.

3. Overall, what was the state of Hitler's grand strategy?
(a) He constantly fumbled the political side of grand strategy.
(b) He could not handle the responsibility of grand strategy.
(c) He had no idea of the importance of grand strategy.
(d) He had well planned and positioned grand strategy.

4. What major advantage does the use of locomotives in warfare convey?
(a) Force multipliers.
(b) Improved communications.
(c) Availability of artillery.
(d) Mobility.

5. What field of military leadership generally applies to forces smaller than armies or fleets?
(a) Tactics.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Grand strategy.
(d) Diplomacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did most military forces change over the period between 1854 and 1914?

2. During Caesar's wars, who was fighting for control of Egypt?

3. What critical factor does naval power in the Mediterranean influence, especially in the case of the Greeks?

4. According to the author, what nation first employed military strategy in Europe?

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

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