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

2. What factor hampered Marlborough's progress?
(a) Spanish supply trains were too slow.
(b) He was held back by cautious generals.
(c) The enemy had numerical superiority.
(d) Communications were not reliable at the time.

3. In what way did Caesar excel as a general?
(a) In set-piece battles on open plains.
(b) In battles in unusual and difficult terrain.
(c) At sapping the morale of enemy forces.
(d) At destroying enemy armies wholesale.

4. What is one problem of relying upon locomotives in warfare?
(a) The railways must be protected.
(b) Troops suffer health problems.
(c) Coal and labor must be constantly in supply.
(d) The civilian population will suffer without access to trains.

5. Effective grand strategies must include what factor?
(a) Both indirect and direct methods.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Methods to maintain whatever is gained.
(d) Methods to subjugate conquered peoples.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Constable du Geusclin always avoided attacking which of the following?

3. Which great Persian military leader is credited with introducing military strategy to Europe?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Varro chosen to replace Fabius?

2. What was Belisarius's general strategy?

3. Describe some of Belisarius's conquests.

4. What is the relationship between grand strategy and long-lasting gains?

5. What characterized the battles of William of Normandy?

6. Explain the concept of the "center" of a country's military power. What is the importance of "dislocating" this center?

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

8. How did Cromwell overcome his enemy's numeric superiority?

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

10. What were the strategies of the French and Germans during the First World War?

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