A History Of Strategy Chapter 2
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- 1.Which two writers of classical antiquity does van Creveld describe as being "too inclined towards the legendary, the supernatural, and the moralistic" for modern scientific tastes?
- A.
Xenophon and Polybius
- B.
Thucydides and Sallust
- C.
Herodotus and Livy
- D.
Caesar and Josephus
- 2.What is absolutely vital in military science, as demonstrated by Aeneas the Tactitian in the fourth century BC?
- A.
Technology
- B.
Morale
- C.
A systematic approach
- D.
Attention to detail
- 3.What is the main subject of Asclepiodotus's Outline of Tactics?
- A.
The Macedonian brigade
- B.
The Greek phalanx
- C.
The Roman legion
- D.
The Persian regiment
- 4.Of what was Onasander, the author of Strategikos, primarily a student?
- A.
Philosophy
- B.
Theology
- C.
Medicine
- D.
War
- 5.What does van Creveld say is the best translation for the Strategemata?
- A.
Strategic games
- B.
Tricks of the trade
- C.
Tactical philosophy
- D.
Operational art
- 6.Who did Machiavelli consider indispensable?
- A.
Vegetius
- B.
Valentian
- C.
Maurice
- D.
Frontinus
- 7.To which Byzantine emperor is the Strategikon attributed?
- A.
Maurice
- B.
Belisarius
- C.
Leo the Wise
- D.
Constantine
- 8.What was the preferred form of military literature of the barbarians of Western Europe?
- A.
Epic poems
- B.
Descriptive haiku
- C.
Narrative songs
- D.
Expostulatory chants
- 9.What is an important difference between the military works of classical antiquity and the Chinese classics?
- A.
They are focused on tactics rather than strategy.
- B.
They do not provide a coherent philosophy of war.
- C.
They are written by theorists with no experience of war.
- D.
They do not provide any meaningful advice for modern generals.
- 10.What remained, for over a thousand years, the most popular military handbook of all?
- A.
Commentarii by Caesar
- B.
Strategikon by Maurice
- C.
Epitome Rei Militaris by Vegetius
- D.
Strategemata by Frontinus
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