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  • 1. What was the primary composition of the Mughal armies?
A) Archers
B) Infantry
C) Artillery
D) Cavalry
  • 2. Which Mughal cavalry corps served directly under the Emperor?
A) Tabinan
B) Tribal irregulars
C) Dakhilis
D) Ahadi
  • 3. Who equipped and paid the dakhilis cavalry?
A) Tributary chiefs
B) The central state
C) Individual noblemen
D) The Emperor personally
  • 4. Who were the tabinan horsemen?
A) Imperial bodyguards
B) Tribal leaders
C) Followers of individual noblemen
D) Mercenaries from Europe
  • 5. What groups made up the Mughal tribal irregulars?
A) Persians, Greeks and Mongols
B) Romans, Franks and Saxons
C) Hindus, Afghans and Turks
D) Chinese, Japanese and Koreans
  • 6. What happened to European heavy infantry after the fall of the Roman Empire?
A) They became better organized
B) Quality and availability declined
C) They became the dominant force
D) Quality and availability increased
  • 7. What is the main role of heavy cavalry in battle?
A) Siege defense
B) Shock combat
C) Holding ground
D) Scouting
  • 8. What equipment advancement helped the heavy cavalry gain an advantage?
A) Gunpowder
B) Longbows
C) Shields and spears
D) Stirrups and spurs
  • 9. Which social class emerged as elite aristocratic warriors in the 10th century?
A) Peasants
B) Knights
C) Mercenary captains
D) Monks
  • 10. Why did knights remain a minority of the total combat forces?
A) Religious restrictions
B) Lack of training facilities
C) High expense of arms, armour and horses
D) Shortage of horses
  • 11. Which battle saw English longbowmen triumph over French cavalry?
A) Bremule
B) Dyle
C) Marignano
D) Crécy
  • 12. What formation did the Swiss develop for infantry?
A) Pike squares
B) Testudo
C) Phalanx
D) Wagenburg
  • 13. What tactics were combined with missile weapons in the Hussite Wars?
A) Naval blockades
B) Wagenburg tactics
C) Knightly charge
D) Ambushes
  • 14. What weapons were used by dismounted men-at-arms after the 1350s?
A) Pikes and shields
B) Hand cannons and daggers
C) Longbows and crossbows
D) Two-handed swords and poleaxes
  • 15. What was the dominant form of warfare in the Middle Ages besides pitched battles?
A) Guerrilla warfare
B) Raids and sieges
C) Naval battles
D) Diplomatic skirmishes
  • 16. Which of these are examples of heavy cavalry?
A) Byzantine cataphracts
B) Cossack cavalry
C) Horse archers
D) Hussars
  • 17. Which of these is a traditional role of light cavalry?
A) Scouting
B) Main body charges
C) Decisive battle shock
D) Siege artillery
  • 18. By the start of the 20th century, what did cavalry units increasingly become in practice?
A) Dragoons
B) Tank divisions
C) Artillery crews
D) Air support
  • 19. What allowed dragoons to transition from travel to combat?
A) Utilizing mounted archery
B) Using fast armored cars
C) Dismounting to fight as infantry
D) Charging the enemy on horseback
  • 20. Until when was dismounted action regarded as a secondary function by military conservatives?
A) 1890
B) 1905
C) 1945
D) 1914
  • 21. What replaced the heavy cavalry role in modern warfare?
A) Air cavalry with drones
B) Special forces
C) Armored units with tanks
D) Infantry regiments
  • 22. What vehicles does modern air cavalry employ?
A) Armored cars
B) Light tanks
C) Helicopters
D) Transport trucks
  • 23. Which of the following was a role specifically assigned to light cavalry?
A) Heavy shock assaults
B) Charging the main enemy body
C) Foraging
D) Deciding the battle outcome
  • 24. What does the text identify as a factor that led to cavalry becoming obsolete in its original form?
A) Lack of armor
B) Total battlefield firepower
C) Lack of horses
D) Lack of training
  • 25. What is the origin of the word 'cavalry'?
A) The Greek word 'hippos'
B) The Latin word 'equus'
C) The French word 'cavalerie'
D) The German word 'Reiterei'
  • 26. What is the literal meaning of 'cheval'?
A) Speed
B) Soldier
C) Horse
D) Weapon
  • 27. Until which century were cavalry considered the most mobile combat arm?
A) 17th century
B) 20th century
C) 19th century
D) 18th century
  • 28. Which of these animals does the text exclude from the traditional definition of cavalry?
A) Horses
B) None of the above
C) Ponies
D) Camels
  • 29. What piece of armor was sometimes retained by regiments even after armor became obsolete?
A) Gauntlets
B) Cuirass
C) Helmet
D) Greaves
  • 30. Which of these armies is mentioned as using cavalry during World War II?
A) United States Army
B) Royal Canadian Army
C) Red Army
D) British Expeditionary Force
  • 31. What are modern horse-mounted cavalry units primarily used for today?
A) Heavy artillery support
B) Ceremonial roles
C) Long-range missile defense
D) Frontline shock attacks
  • 32. Which culture is credited with the origin of the chariot?
A) Roman Empire
B) Mycenaean Greeks
C) Sintashta-Petrovka
D) Assyrian Empire
  • 33. Which civilization used chariots as a symbol of ceremonial status starting around 1550 BC?
A) New Kingdom Egypt
B) The Sarmatians
C) The Caledonians
D) The Parthians
  • 34. Where were horse bones found on a 13th-century BC battlefield?
A) Britannia
B) Nisaean plain
C) The Eurasian Steppe
D) Tollense valley
  • 35. Which weapon tactic is associated with the Iranic Parthians and Sarmatians?
A) Shield wall
B) Parthian shot
C) Phalanx formation
D) Scythed chariot charge
  • 36. How did early Assyrian cavalry archers control their horses while fighting?
A) Their neighbor controlled the reins
B) With primitive saddles
C) By holding the reins in their teeth
D) Using spurs
  • 37. What advancement in later Assyrian imagery allowed archers to control their own horses?
A) Saddle cloths
B) Bridles
C) Stirrups
D) Reins made of chain
  • 38. Where were large horses bred around 490 BC for carrying armor?
A) Nisaean plain
B) Tollense valley
C) The Eurasian Steppe
D) Britannia
  • 39. During which Chinese period did states begin using cavalry?
A) Iron Age
B) Bronze Age
C) The Roman Republic era
D) Warring States period
  • 40. In what year did Alexander the Great defeat the Persians, making chariots obsolete?
A) 225 BC
B) 490 BC
C) 84 AD
D) 331 BC
  • 41. Who were the last to use chariots in Britain?
A) The Persians
B) The Mycenaean Greeks
C) The Assyrians
D) The Caledonians
  • 42. Where did the last recorded chariot usage in Britain occur?
A) Tollense valley
B) Nisaean plain
C) The Eurasian Steppe
D) Mons Graupius
  • 43. In the classical Greek period, who was usually able to serve in the cavalry?
A) Foreign auxiliary soldiers from Persia
B) Citizens who could afford expensive war-horses
C) Professional mercenaries hired by the state
D) The lowest class of poor laborers
  • 44. Which Greek city-state produced the great cavalry commander Pelopidas?
A) Corinth
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Thebes
  • 45. Which Athenian author and soldier wrote manuals on horsemanship?
A) Philip II
B) Pelopidas
C) Xenophon
D) Alexander the Great
  • 46. What was the name of the elite heavy cavalry of Philip II and Alexander the Great?
A) Prodromoi
B) Socii
C) Hetairoi
D) Ippiko
  • 47. To which social group did the early Roman cavalry belong?
A) Plebeians
B) Slaves
C) Equites
D) Foreign merchants
  • 48. Who provided the horses for early Roman cavalrymen?
A) Wealthy donors
B) Allied city-states
C) The soldiers themselves
D) The Republic
  • 49. Which commander used superior mounted forces to defeat the Romans at Cannae?
A) Philip II
B) Julius Caesar
C) Hannibal Barca
D) Alexander the Great
  • 50. Which group was highly valued by the Romans as mounted skirmishers and scouts?
A) Batavians
B) Iberians
C) Gauls
D) Numidians
  • 51. What was the approximate ratio of cavalry to infantry in a Roman consular army?
A) One-third
B) One-tenth
C) One-half
D) One-fifth
  • 52. What happened to the Roman cavalry's status if a horse was neglected?
A) The soldier received a bonus
B) The soldier was promoted
C) The horse was replaced immediately
D) It could be withdrawn
  • 53. What was the standard sword model adopted for the late Roman Empire's cavalry?
A) Spatha
B) Gladius
C) Falchion
D) Scimitar
  • 54. Which civilization influenced the evolution of 6th-century Roman cavalry swords?
A) Gallic
B) Egyptian
C) Persian
D) Germanic
  • 55. Which Iranian empire was most famous for the cataphract?
A) Sasanian
B) Achaemenid
C) Medes
D) Parthians
  • 56. The late Roman saddle was replaced by variants of which model?
A) Greek
B) Gallic
C) Scythian
D) Parthian
  • 57. Which weapon was categorized as a specialist weapon during the late Roman period?
A) Maces
B) Slings
C) Longbows
D) Crossbows
  • 58. What was the initial tactical problem the Romans faced against Parthian cavalry?
A) Short swords
B) Armor thickness
C) Mobility
D) Lack of archery
  • 59. Which group was NOT mentioned as an example of a horse-mounted society in Central Asia?
A) Tujue
B) Xiongnu
C) Vikings
D) Kipchaks
  • 60. Which Russian military group is cited as the best-known example of tribal auxiliaries?
A) Dayuan regiments
B) Tujue
C) Cossacks
D) Han dynasty scouts
  • 61. Which Chinese dynasty did the Tibetans engage in cavalry warfare against?
A) Yuan dynasty
B) Shang dynasty
C) Tang dynasty
D) Jin dynasty
  • 62. The use of massed cavalry in China ended the tradition of using which military unit?
A) Chariots
B) Siege towers
C) Navy fleets
D) Pikemen
  • 63. What was documented in the Wujing Zongyao as an effective defense against cavalry charges?
A) Deep defensive trenches
B) Massed missile fire by crossbowmen
C) Heavy stone fortifications
D) Calvary mounted lancers
  • 64. Where were the strong horses sought by Emperor Wu of Han located?
A) The Korean peninsula
B) Northern Mongolia
C) The Southern Chinese coastline
D) Fergana
  • 65. In which dynasty tomb was the oldest reliable depiction of paired stirrups found?
A) Han dynasty
B) Jin dynasty
C) Yuan dynasty
D) Shang dynasty
  • 66. Which ancient Korean kingdom first started horse warfare?
A) Goguryeo
B) Gojoseon
C) Buyeo
D) Goryeo
  • 67. What were the heavy cavalry of Goguryeo called?
A) Jurchen
B) Gaemamusa
C) Yemaek
D) Samurai
  • 68. Which king frequently led expeditions with cavalry against various surrounding powers?
A) Minamoto no Yoritomo
B) King Gwanggaeto the Great
C) Yun Kwan
D) Gojoseon
  • 69. Which general realized Goryeo lacked efficient cavalry after Jurchen invasions?
A) Gwanggaeto the Great
B) Yun Kwan
C) Minamoto no Yoritomo
D) Yemaek
  • 70. How many fortresses did General Yun Kwan build after defeating the Jurchen?
A) Nine
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Three
  • 71. What kind of arrows are used in Yabusame?
A) Fire arrows
B) Turnip-headed arrows
C) Lancer spears
D) Armor-piercing arrows
  • 72. Who organized Yabusame as a form of archery practice?
A) Yun Kwan
B) King Gwanggaeto the Great
C) Minamoto no Yoritomo
D) Kofun leaders
  • 73. Which Japanese archery style focuses on technical elements as a game or martial art practice?
A) Kofun warfare
B) Yabusame
C) Gaemamusa
D) Kasagake
  • 74. What is the literal translation of Kasagake?
A) Hat shooting
B) Armoured archery
C) Turnip-headed shooting
D) Lancer charge
  • 75. Which location hosts Yabusame during the Aoi Matsuri?
A) Samukawa
B) Zushi Beach
C) Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū
D) Shimogamo Shrine
  • 76. In the Indian subcontinent, from which dynasty period did cavalry play a major role?
A) Mauryan
B) Achaemenid
C) Gupta
D) Gurjara-Pratihara
  • 77. Which specific advancement in riding equipment has the oldest evidence in India?
A) Horseshoes
B) Curb bits
C) Saddles
D) Toe-stirrups
  • 78. What is the collective name for the five nations that attacked Ayudhya in the 16th century BC?
A) Ashvakayanas
B) Achaemenids
C) Five Hordes
D) Kambojas
  • 79. Who held supreme command of the cavalry at the Kurukshetra war?
A) Sudakshin Kamboj
B) Alexander
C) Duryodhana
D) Chandragupta
  • 80. Which term in Sanskrit describes the Kambojas as expert cavalrymen?
A) Ashva-yuddha-kushalah
B) Ashvakas
C) Parvatiya Ayudhajivinah
D) Pañca-ganan
  • 81. In the army of Xerxes I, which group of mercenaries from the 20th satrapy were recruited?
A) Bahlikas
B) Kiratas
C) Hunas
D) Gandarians
  • 82. The Assakenoi had how many cavalrymen when they faced Alexander?
A) 5,000
B) 30,000
C) 20,000
D) 10,000
  • 83. What is the alternate name for the Kambojas due to their horse culture?
A) Ayudhajivinah
B) Shrenis
C) Ashvakas
D) Yavanas
  • 84. Which Himalayan king formed an alliance with Chandragupta to provide a composite cavalry army?
A) Sudakshin
B) Darius III
C) Raghu
D) Parvataka
  • 85. Which epic poem by Kalidasa attests to the cavalry of the Hunas and Kambojas?
A) Mahabharata
B) Ramayana
C) Raghu Vamsa
D) Ashtadhyayi
  • 86. Which group were described as Ayuddha-jivi, or nations-in-arms?
A) Kambojas
B) Yavanas
C) Gurjara-Pratiharas
D) Sakas
  • 87. The Kamboja cavalry formed part of which armed forces from the 8th to 10th centuries AD?
A) Achaemenid
B) Gurjara-Pratihara
C) Mauryan
D) Gupta
  • 88. Who was the Kuru king that enlisted the Kamboja, Saka, and Yavana cavalry?
A) Chandragupta
B) Duryodhana
C) Raghu
D) Xerxes I
  • 89. Which Islamic Prophet utilized cavalry in his military campaigns?
A) Khalid ibn Walid
B) Zaid ibn Haritha
C) Saladin
D) Muhammad
  • 90. In what month and year did the expedition of Zaid ibn Haritha in al-Is take place?
A) October, 627 AD
B) August, 636 AD
C) September, 627 AD
D) September, 751 AD
  • 91. What was the name given to the strong cavalry regiment formed by Khalid ibn Walid?
A) Mobile guard
B) Crusader heavy knights
C) Abbasid vanguard
D) Mamluk guard
  • 92. In what year did the Battle of Talas take place?
A) 751 AD
B) 636 AD
C) 1187 AD
D) 627 AD
  • 93. What tactics did the classic cavalry of the Arab Middle East use until the 11th century?
A) Siege warfare
B) Naval blockades
C) Frontal charge
D) Razzia
  • 94. Under whose leadership did the emphasis change to Mamluk horse-archers?
A) Saladin
B) Muhammad
C) Zaid ibn Haritha
D) Khalid ibn Walid
  • 95. What term is used in the text to refer to the Mobile guard in Arabic?
A) Dhu Qarad
B) Mamluk
C) Tali'a mutaharrikah
D) Razzia
  • 96. What was the name of the code of conduct followed by Mamluks?
A) The Code of Chivalry
B) The Berber Protocol
C) Al-furusiyya
D) The Ottoman Way
  • 97. In the Maghreb, how did the stipends for horsemen compare to infantry?
A) They were half
B) They were triple
C) They were double
D) They were identical
  • 98. Who were the Qizilbash in Iran?
A) Safavid militant warriors
B) Berber infantry
C) Spanish heavy cavalry
D) Ottoman border guards
  • 99. What term was sometimes used for the mounted men-at-arms in Renaissance Europe?
A) Drabant
B) Gendarmes
C) Sipahis
D) Reiters
  • 100. What maneuver was developed to try to bring cavalry back into conflict against infantry?
A) The flanking charge
B) The phalanx formation
C) The caracole
D) The shield wall
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