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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the author's view, a battle that results in massive casualties and the temporary gain of an objective is best described as which of the following?
(a) An indecisive result.
(b) A decisive result.
(c) An indirect method.
(d) A disaster.

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

5. What should be the main purpose of any attack?
(a) Destroying enemy forces.
(b) Dislocation.
(c) Attacking enemy supplies.
(d) Psychological victory.

6. About how many Russian soldiers died on the eastern front during the First World War?
(a) Two-hundred thousand.
(b) Five-hundred thousand.
(c) One-hundred thousand.
(d) One million.

7. In World War II, what new branch of military technology provided enhanced mobility for soldiers?
(a) Flight.
(b) Landing craft.
(c) Mechanization.
(d) Transport ships.

8. Turkey's strategies are most similar to those of what military leader?
(a) Belisarius.
(b) Constable du Guesclin.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Clausewitz.

9. Lawrence frequently utilized which strategy?
(a) Trapping forces by dependency.
(b) Wedge attacks.
(c) Encirclement.
(d) Infiltration.

10. 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 well planned and positioned grand strategy.
(d) He had no idea of the importance of grand strategy.

11. Infiltration tactics are based on what principle?
(a) Stealth and surprise.
(b) Mobility and speed.
(c) Attacking along a route that can lead to many possible objectives.
(d) Attacking a single objective behind enemy lines relentlessly.

12. Who was the main German commander on the eastern front?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Ludendorff.
(c) Guderian.
(d) Clausewitz.

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

14. What is the most essential factor in concentrating forces?
(a) Hiding the concentration from the enemy.
(b) Maintaining the chain of command.
(c) Keeping communications open.
(d) Providing ample supplies.

15. The common and imprecise interpretation of Clausewitz's writings was that victory could achieved by having a majority of which of the following?
(a) Public support.
(b) Railways, factories and major cities.
(c) Trained generals.
(d) Soldiers and supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was a factor in limiting the possibilities for strategy on the eastern front?

2. How did Hitler secure the loyalty of the commanders serving under him?

3. Which of the following did Clausewitz see himself as?

4. What is one of the main advantages of a small army?

5. Clausewitz himself admitted that his books had what flaw?

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