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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the indirect method, which of the following should NOT be attacked?
(a) The enemy's supply lines.
(b) A small but well-held garrison.
(c) The enemy's lines of communication.
(d) A lightly-defended city.

2. According to the author, what is the use or importance of ancient strategies?
(a) They remain important to modern warfare.
(b) They should be imitated exactly.
(c) They are useful for study only.
(d) They have no relevance to modern warfare.

3. Compared to normal military strategies, indirect strategies strive to achieve what goal?
(a) Purely material goals.
(b) Purely psychological goals.
(c) Multiple subsidiary goals.
(d) The same goal.

4. Who led the second Persian invasion of Greece?
(a) Darius the Great.
(b) Xerxes.
(c) Themistocles.
(d) Belasarius.

5. Why did the war chief Vitiges decide not to fight Belisarius in Naples?
(a) He knew the terrain favored the defender too heavily.
(b) He was already fighting a war in Frankish territories.
(c) He was afraid of Belisarius and his reputation.
(d) He knew Belisarius had superior numbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Caesar achieve relatively bloodless victories?

2. The principle of mobility applies to units on what scale?

3. In the overall strategic planning for the First World War, what country acted as a buffer between Germany and Russia?

4. In addition to the physical gains, why did Fabius employ his brand of warfare?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are decisive results important in warfare?

2. What were the results of the Hundred Year's War between England and France?

3. What was the overall state of military strategy in William of Normandy's time?

4. What was Cromwell's strategy as he moved to engage the Scottish?

5. Describe some of Belisarius's conquests.

6. What was Caesar's overall strategy in his Mediterranean campaigns?

7. What was Belisarius's general strategy?

8. What instigated the Byzantine war against the Vandals?

9. What were European nations like during the era of the Wars of Spanish Succession?

10. How did Constable du Geusclin overcome English technological superiority?

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