The Technology of War

Mr Dolloff

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  1. This is a device known as a:
  2. Your answer:
    ballista
    gastrophetes
    trebuchet



  3. this device is known as a:
  4. Your answer:
    onager
    cannon
    ballista



  5. This device is a:
  6. Your answer:
    trebuchet
    gastrophetes
    onager



  7. This device, considered the 1st "secret weapon," is the:
  8. Your answer:
    gastrophetes
    mangonel
    trebuchet


  9. The technique of using shields and spears together as an impenetrable wall was called:
  10. Your answer:
    reconnaissance
    siege engine
    phalanx


  11. The greek city-state that made this technique famous was:
  12. Your answer:
    persia
    sparta
    athens


  13. Which of the following was NOT a technological advantages of the roman army?
  14. Your answer:
    ballista
    gunpowder
    armor


  15. The building of castles during the Middle Ages brought about the use of:
  16. Your answer:
    greek fire
    the phalanx
    trebuchets


  17. Castles & knights were made obsolete by:
  18. Your answer:
    ballistas
    greek fire
    gunpowder


  19. The American Civil War resulted in tremendous casualties because of:
  20. Your answer:
    the improvement of rifle accuracy
    gas weapons
    the invention of the tank


  21. The first true weapon of "mass destruction" was"
  22. Your answer:
    the a-bomb
    the machine gun
    the missile


  23. The weapon that ended the trench warfare of WW I was:
  24. Your answer:
    the machine gun
    the airplane
    the tank


  25. The weapon that made the tank vulnerable was:
  26. Your answer:
    the airplane
    the a-bomb
    the rocket propelled grenade


  27. The name of the first atomic bomb was
  28. Your answer:
    fat boy
    gadget
    gizmo


  29. The first atomic weapon used in war was:
  30. Your answer:
    gadget
    little boy
    fat boy


  31. No one except the United States has used a nuclear device in war:
  32. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  33. The Korean war and the Vietnam war were both part of the "Cold War."
  34. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  35. A "dirty bomb" is a device that explodes so powerfully that an entire city is covered in dust.
  36. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  37. in nuclear war terms, MAD stands for Mutually Assured Destruction.
  38. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  39. WMD consists of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
  40. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


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