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1.
What is your unchanging goal in every competitive situation?
A
To keeping fighting no matter what.
B
To defeat your competitors.
C
To come out ahead of your competitors.
D
To build up or advance your position.
Unanswered
2.
What must you always do to find an opportunity?
A
Undermine your
opponents' reputation..
B
Compare your current position with
other potential positions.
C
Create the appearance of strength.
D
Defend your current position.
Unanswered
3.
What is the best definition for strategic momentum?
A
A local superiority of forces.
B
Winning your battles consistently
C
Making your opponents unwilling to challenge you
D
Surprising your opponents at the right time
Unanswered
4.
Which of key factors do you utilize to foresee
opportunities?
A
Your opponent's philosophy
B
Your opponent's position
C
Conditions on the ground
D
Changes in the environment
Unanswered
5.
If you are going to be successful, why do you need a clear philosophy?
A
To appeal to higher ideals.
B
To balance your actions.
C
To provide shared goals.
D
To distinguish yourself from opponents.
Unanswered
6.
How do you always advance your position?
A
Move into openings that you can defend.
B
Create openings that
give you an advantage.
C
Move so quickly that the enemy is
always behind you.
D
Keep the enemy
in front of you and push him into dangers.
Unanswered
7.
What of the following factors determines the
condition of your situation?
A
Your
philosophy.
B
Opponents.
C
The ground.
D
Your methods.
E
Your organization.
Unanswered
8.
Who always creates your opportunities?
A
Others in your
environment.
B
You do.
C
Your enemies.
D
Your allies.
Unanswered
9.
After you select the best opportunity, what do you do?
A
Move.
B
Plan.
C
Unite.
D
Fight.
E
Observe
Unanswered
10.
What is success?
A
Advancing your position.
B
Making opponents fail.
C
Making victory pay.
D
Winning recognition.
E
All of the above.
Unanswered
11.
In strategy, conflict is:
A
Costly.
B
Destructive.
C
Sometimes
necessary.
D
Rarely
desirable.
E
All of the above
Unanswered
12.
Sun Tzu uses the term "attack" primarily to mean:
A
Meeting a challenge
B
Using direct confrontation
C
Using surprise
D
Moving into
new territory
E
None of the above
Unanswered
13.
What is the biggest risk in pursuing an given
opportunity?
A
Moving too soon.
B
Expending too
many resources.
C
Moving too
late.
D
Expending too
few resources.
Unanswered
14.
What is NOT a benefit of speed?
A
Reducing expenses.
B
Increasing surprise
.
C
Avoiding opponents.
D
Securing empty ground.
E
Creating opportunities.
Unanswered
15.
What assumption can you make in competition?
A
That you will have an opening.
B
That you will be rewarded.
C
That you can predict the costs.
D
That your advance will be successful.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
16.
What role does your competitive skills play in life?
A
It is a natural reflex.
B
It is a necessary evil.
C
It is the difference between success and failure.
D
It is the most
important skill in planning.
Unanswered
17.
Which does NOT describe the five factors defining a competitive position?
A
Goals, procedures, decision-making, the ground, trends
B
The climate, the economic
foundation, leadership, methods, shared beliefs
C
The way, heaven, earth, commander, techniques
D
Changes over time, the place you choose, your character, you skills, your philosophy
E
None of the above
Unanswered
18.
Which is NOT a characteristics of the best
ground?
A
You understand
its rules.
B
Its has shape
and form.
C
Others
overlook its value.
D
Others have
proven its value.
Unanswered
19.
When do you use direct action?
A
To meet an opponent.
B
To choose a direction.
C
To make a decision.
D
To win the battle.
Unanswered
20.
Which is NOT an example of the strategic factor of climate?
A
An increase in
popularity.
B
Technological
change.
C
Getting older.
D
Working with
others.
Unanswered
21.
Which of the following must you control?
A
The trends.
B
Your opportunities.
C
Your defeat.
D
Your allies.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
22.
How does Sun Tzu talk about pursuing opportunities?
A
As staying ahead of opponents.
B
As following
in the wake of others.
C
As the search for advantage.
D
As the use of the most direct routes.
E
All of the above.
Unanswered
23.
What situation clearly identifies an opportunity?
A
Whether or not
others are pursuing it.
B
Whether or not your supporters agree
recommend it.
C
Whether or not
it improves your position.
D
Whether or not you
desire to its rewards.
Unanswered
24.
Innovation is the most useful in which of the following situations?
A
Defending your existing territory.
B
Where
standards are well-defined.
C
When first
meeting opposition.
D
Making you
need to make a profit.
Unanswered
25.
Which is not a limited resources?
A
Time.
B
Effort.
C
Money.
D
Leadership.
Unanswered
26.
Which of the followed does NOT describe how you move to a new position?
A
Quickly.
B
Instantly.
C
Quietly.
D
Carefully.
Unanswered.
27.
Which of the following does Sun Tzu use to describe the creative process?
A
Hearing, Seeing, Tasting.
B
Failing, Recovering, Advancing.
C
Trying, Testing, Evaluating.
D
Seeing, Knowing, Doing.
E
Knowing,
Attacking, Defending.
Unanswered
28.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cost of an opportunity?
A
Size.
B
Newness.
C
Time.
D
Distance.
Unanswered
29.
What is the best place to get your resources?
A
New ground.
B
Existing ground.
C
Your supporters.
D
Your opponents.
Unanswered
30.
When you see an opportunity, you take advantage of it by:
A
Studying the situation.
B
Creating a plan.
C
Moving to a new position.
D
Deceiving your opponents.
Unanswered
31.
Which of the following does NOT describe the concept of "distance?"
A
How much ground you must cover.
B
How much you have to learn.
C
How much you already know.
D
How much you
must invest.
Unanswered
32.
In strategy, how do you tell if something is good or bad?
A
By comparison.
B
By listening.
C
By
inspiration.
D
By experience.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
33.
Which two of the following create momentum?
A
Size and direction.
B
Size and unity.
C
Unity and direct action.
D
Direct action and surprise.
E
Surprise and size.
Unanswered
34.
In order to determine if a new position is
worthwhile, you must:
A
Know is costs
and rewards before you move.
B
Test the new
position to determine its costs and rewards.
C
Commit all
your resources to winning the new position.
D
Find a way to
justify the new position after you move.
Unanswered
35.
What is the result of completely using up all your resources?
A
You must stop.
B
You must fail.
C
You must scheme.
D
You must reinvest.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
36.
You can identify good leaders because they:
A
Are constantly
winning tough battles.
B
Have the
support of those who command them.
C
Never seem to
fight a tough battle.
D
Seldom have
the support of those who command them.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
37.
When do you look for a fight?
A
Never.
B
When you are larger than your opponent.
C
When you know more than you opponent.
D
When you have already won.
Unanswered
38.
To force a confrontation, what do you do?
A
Build up your
resources.
B
Go to where
your opponent is when you are unexpected.
C
Meet your
opponent at night
D
You take
something your opponent needs.
Unanswered
39.
When of the following key factors creates unity?
A
Philosophy.
B
Heaven.
C
Ground.
D
Leadership.
E
Methods.
Unanswered
40.
Which of the following is NOT a source of innovation?
A
Rearranging
existing elements.
B
Changes in the
climate.
C
Clear existing
standards.
D
Starting from
scratch.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
41.
Which of the following is NOT a key element in leadership?
A
Caring
B
Aggressiveness.
C
Discipline.
D
Intelligence.
E
Trustworthiness.
Unanswered
42.
Which of the following is NOT used to avoid confrontations?
A
Deception.
B
Controlling the balance of forces.
C
Innovation.
D
Directness.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
43.
Which of the following is true?
A
You must defend all positions.
B
You must obey all orders.
C
You must best all opponents.
D
You must use all advantages.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
44.
Which does not control your opponents?
A
Offering an advantage.
B
Avoiding
chasing them when you have an advantage.
C
By ignoring
appearances.
D
Overthrowing their strongholds.
Unanswered
45.
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of unity?
A
Better communication.
B
Dilutes fears.
C
Combines
strengths and weakness.
D
Quicker
movements.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
46.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A
A leader must be willing to show emotions.
B
A leader must use the emotions of followers.
C
A leader must exploit the emotions of opponents.
D
A leader must control emotions.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
47.
Which is the following is NOT true?
A
Battle is chaotic.
B
Positions turn around.
C
You must know
all dangers and rewards.
D
Competition
requires deception.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
48.
Which of
the following of Sun Tzu's concepts have you studied in Part I, which only
covers the first five chapters of The Art of War?
A
The six
extremes of ground position.
B
The
three steps to creativity.
C
The five
faults of leaders.
D
The six
weaknesses of organizations.
E
The nine stages of a campaign.
Unanswered
49.
How did Sun Tzu organize the Art of War?
A
He started with the most important ideas first.
B
He started with the most difficult ideas first.
C
He started with the most basic ideas first.
D
He started with the most easily understood ideas first.
E
All of the above.
Unanswered
50.
Which of the following statements is true?:
A
There are nine
key sources of information.
B
There are six
critical targets for attack.
C
In a campaign,
the easy stages usually follow the difficult ones.
D
The six field
positions are determined by the four types of terrain.
E
None of the above.
Unanswered
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