Military Revolution - Quiz
A) A peaceful transition of power from kings to mercenary leaders B) The complete elimination of infantry in favor of cavalry units C) A sudden collapse of European monarchies due to naval warfare D) Radical changes in military strategy and tactics resulting in government and society changes
A) Michael Roberts B) Jeremy Black C) Geoffrey Parker D) Clifford J. Rogers
A) 1930s B) 1990s C) 1970s D) 1950s
A) Sweden B) England C) France D) Spain
A) 1700–1800 B) 1560–1660 C) 1450–1550 D) 1660–1760
A) Crossbows B) Steel breastplates C) Portable firearms D) War elephants
A) Spanish and Italians B) English and French C) Germans and Russians D) Dutch and Swedes
A) Permanent forces (standing armies) B) Naval privateer fleets C) Independent mercenary guilds D) Feudal knight orders
A) The modern art of war made possible—and necessary—the creation of the modern state B) Technology dictates the absolute boundaries of human freedom C) Standing armies inevitably lead to the fall of governments D) War is the ultimate destroyer of all political institutions
A) David Eltis B) Michael Duffy C) Geoffrey Parker D) Jason Sharman
A) Cavalry charges and longbows B) Fortification and siege warfare C) Naval artillery and sabotage D) Psychological warfare and espionage
A) The Americas, and large parts of Africa and Asia B) Australia and Antarctica C) The entire Middle East exclusively D) Only parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
A) Jason Sharman B) Jeremy Black C) Michael Roberts D) Clifford J. Rogers
A) Geoffrey Parker and Clifford Rogers B) Ayton and Price C) Michael Duffy and Jeremy Black D) Michael Roberts and David Eltis
A) 1960 at Cambridge University B) 1952 at the University of Stockholm C) 1955 at Queen's University of Belfast D) 1950 at Oxford University
A) "Tactics and Fortifications in Early Modern Europe" B) "The Rise of the Modern State Through War" C) "The Military Revolution, 1560–1660" D) "The Age of Gunpowder and Standing Armies"
A) Linear tactics B) Phalanx formations C) Cavalry wedge formations D) Guerrilla tactics
A) Sharman and Eltis B) Duffy and Black C) Roberts and Parker D) Ayton and Price
A) Early 16th century B) Late 14th century C) Mid 18th century D) Late 17th century
A) 1450–1500 B) 1560–1660 C) 1750–1800 D) 1660–1710
A) The complete abandonment of firearms B) Exponential growth in the size of European armies C) The invention of gunpowder D) The collapse of all European navies
A) Four B) Five C) Three D) Six
A) A "fortifications revolution" in the 16th century B) A "fire weapons" revolution between 1580 and 1630 C) An "artillery revolution" in the 15th century D) An "infantry revolution" in the 14th century
A) An "artillery revolution" in the 15th century B) An "infantry revolution" in the 14th century C) A "fortifications revolution" in the 16th century D) A "fire weapons" revolution between 1580 and 1630
A) A "fire weapons" revolution between 1580 and 1630 B) A "fortifications revolution" in the 16th century C) An "infantry revolution" in the 14th century D) An "artillery revolution" in the 15th century
A) A "fire weapons" revolution between 1580 and 1630 B) An "infantry revolution" in the 14th century C) An "artillery revolution" in the 15th century D) A "fortifications revolution" in the 16th century
A) The widespread adoption of chemical warfare in the 17th century B) The creation of naval blockades between 1700 and 1750 C) The abolition of standing armies in the late 18th century D) The increase in size of European armies between 1650 and 1715
A) 1560 to 1660 B) 1450 to 1800 C) 1300 to 1400 D) 1650 to 1750
A) Natural selection and survival of the fittest B) Genetic mutation and adaptation C) Symbiotic ecosystem development D) "Punctuated equilibrium evolution"
A) The cyclical destruction and complete rebirth of human civilization every generation B) Random, completely unpredictable changes in military fashion with no pattern C) A slow, perfectly steady rate of continuous military progress over centuries D) Short bursts of rapid military innovation followed by longer periods of relative stagnation
A) The Austro-Hungarian Empire B) The Roman Empire C) The British Empire D) The Ottoman Empire
A) Religious extremism and geographical isolation B) Civil-military relations and historical timing C) Economic bankruptcy and lack of natural resources D) Incompetent leadership and naval inferiority
A) Late sixteenth century B) Early thirteenth century C) Early eighteenth century D) Late fourteenth century
A) European powers relied exclusively on tribal mercenaries from Asia B) European powers had unified national armies from the 1300s onward C) European powers drew heavily on private providers of military power D) European powers completely avoided using standing armies
A) By the second half of the seventeenth century B) By the end of the fifteenth century C) By the middle of the nineteenth century D) By the beginning of the fourteenth century
A) It eliminated all forms of government taxation B) It limited their bargaining leverage C) It increased their bargaining leverage indefinitely D) It forced rulers to abdicate their thrones immediately
A) It voluntarily disbanded to save the imperial treasury money B) It actively funded and promoted radical military modernization C) It was able to block reform efforts that it believed challenged its parochial interests D) It outsourced all military command to foreign advisers
A) Defensive deployments B) Offensive missions C) Naval warfare D) Siege warfare
A) Clumsy B) Fast and flexible C) Highly efficient D) Unstoppable
A) Gustavus Adolphus B) Tilly C) Napoleon D) Roberts
A) Napoleon B) Roberts C) The Swedes D) Tilly
A) Alte Veste B) Waterloo C) Blenheim D) Lützen
A) Only in the 18th century B) Yes C) Only for cavalry D) No
A) Soldiers' personal wealth B) Regimental music C) Units' experience D) Uniform color
A) Assigned mission B) Camp follower count C) Political affiliation D) Religious background
A) Navigability of oceans B) Proximity to the capital C) Presence of tropical weather D) Terrain
A) Roman times B) World War I C) Napoleonic times D) The Middle Ages
A) Supply train formations B) Naval formations C) Cavalry formations D) Artillery formations
A) Favouring shock action over firepower B) Favouring firepower over shock action C) Eliminating cavalry entirely D) Increasing reliance on firearms
A) Courtrai B) Nördlingen C) Bannockburn D) Legnano
A) 1634 B) 1494 C) 1176 D) 1302
A) They replaced sieges B) They became irrelevant C) They became more frequent D) They became bloodier
A) Jeremy Black B) Geoffrey Parker C) Carey D) David Eltis
A) David Eltis B) Philippe Contamine C) David Parrott D) Geoffrey Parker
A) Formigny B) Patay C) Courtrai D) Legnano
A) 1429 B) 1314 C) 1302 D) 1176
A) 1302 B) 1314 C) 1311 D) 1450
A) 1311 B) 1314 C) 1176 D) 1429
A) 1176 B) 1450 C) 1429 D) 1302
A) Crossbowmen B) Longbowmen C) Pikemen D) Arbalesters
A) 1429 B) 1314 C) 1302 D) 1450
A) Parker B) Black C) Carey D) Eltis
A) Crossbowmen B) Spearmen C) Pikemen D) Longbowmen
A) The siege train B) The trace italienne C) The arret D) The bastion
A) Geoffrey Parker B) Philippe Contamine C) Jeremy Black D) David Parrott
A) Louis XIV's B) Charles VIII's C) Napoleon Bonaparte's D) Gustavus Adolphus's
A) 1176 B) 1302 C) 1634 D) 1494
A) For various reasons B) Because all records were completely destroyed by fire C) Since armies never kept any form of records D) Due to strict government confidentiality laws
A) Narrative sources B) Folk songs and legends C) Administrative sources D) Propaganda pamphlets
A) Ancient stone inscriptions B) Pre-modern narrative essays C) Periodical strength reports D) Poetic accounts of battles
A) Orders of Battle B) Pay rolls C) Muster calls D) Newspaper articles
A) Tactical formations B) Battlefield topography C) Troop morale D) Army costs
A) The Roman army B) The Carthaginian mercenaries C) The Persian imperial guard D) The Spartan navy
A) Modern computerized databases B) Complete video recordings C) Secret satellite imagery D) First hand accounts
A) The types of crops grown locally B) Geographical weather patterns C) The names of foreign rivers D) Numbers
A) Scientifically verified B) More accurate than administrative rolls C) Highly unreliable D) Completely infallible
A) Naval pirates. B) Religious crusaders. C) Foreign mercenaries. D) Colonial volunteers.
A) Under 50,000 B) Exactly 75,000 C) Under 10,000 D) Over 100,000
A) As modern estimations B) As government tax records C) With scepticism D) As absolute historical facts
A) The printing press B) The steam engine C) The railway D) The telegraph
A) No role at all B) A minor role C) An exclusive role D) A dominant role
A) Sharman, Jason C. B) Rogers, Clifford J. C) Chet, Guy D) Parker, Geoffrey
A) Visoni-Alonzo, Gilmar B) DeVries, Kelly C) Rogers, Clifford J. D) Chet, Guy
A) The Theory of a Military Revolution: Global, Numerous, Endless? B) Myths of military revolution: European expansion and Eurocentrism C) A 'military revolution': the fall-out from the fall-in D) Teaching in the Shadow of the Military Revolution |
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