Question 1

Which of these developments preceded the increasing complexity of strategic thinking in the late sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  A growing state apparatus 
B)  Technological innovation 
C)  Advances in navigation and shipping 
D)  All of the options given are correct. D

Question 2

Napoleon's favoured strategy was to deal with other states one at a time, signing bilateral treaties to be broken when the time was right, and attacking the next victim during the lull with the previous foe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

How was the American Revolutionary War a crucial precedent for the French Revolutionary Wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  It pitted France against Britain for the first time. 
B)  It indicated that waging wars in a theatre an ocean away was foolhardy. 
C)  German mercenaries were an important source of manpower. 
D)  Militia and other irregulars were extensively used. D

Question 4

According to chapter 2 in Strategy in the Contemporary World, each of the following was a key aspect of the 'grand strategy' of Philip II of Spain, except

Accepted Answer

A)  he focused on ideological objectives, and did not attempt to use technological inventions like sea power to advance his goals. 
B)  he sought to preserve his inheritance, which was threatened by the insurgence of the Protestant Dutch in search of independence. 
C)  he tried to keep what he had acquired during his lifetime, namely the English crown through his marriage with Mary Tudor (lost when she died before having children) and the crown of Portugal. 
D)  he championed Catholicism globally with the ultimate goal of re-establishing a universal monarchy.

Question 5

The Ancient Greek word 'strategia' or 'strategike', from which our modern word 'strategy' is derived, has what meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The art of the soldier 
B)  The art of war 
C)  The art of employing force 
D)  The art of generalship; ruse

Question 6

During the Peloponnesian War, both Spartans and Athenians resorted to strategies of attrition because their favoured forms of power were asymmetrical, therefore preventing them from directly confronting each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why did Louis XIV and Frederick II not fail even when facing most of Europe in war, although Napoleon later did?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their strategies were superior in both conception and execution. 
B)  They did not seek regime change but rather territorial enlargement. 
C)  Important great powers stayed out of the wars of Louis XIV and Frederick II. 
D)  Louis XIV and Frederick II always had superior manpower, unlike Napoleon.

Question 8

How did medieval strategies generally differ from those of later times?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sought out decisive battles. 
B)  Refuge was sought behind fortifications. 
C)  Raids were preferred. 
D)  All of the options given are correct.

Question 9

The Napoleonic Paradigm has been the norm for most of Europe's history.

Accepted Answer