According to Sun Tzu, what is the daily expenditure in ounces of silver for marching a host of one hundred thousand men great distances?
Explanation
This question tests the reader's knowledge of the specific quantitative costs of warfare as outlined at the beginning of the chapter on spies, which is used to build the argument for their cost-effectiveness.
Other questions
A levy of one hundred thousand men is said to impede the labor of how many families?
What does Sun Tzu describe as 'the height of inhumanity'?
What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike, conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men?
According to Sun Tzu, from where must knowledge of the enemy's dispositions be obtained?
How many classes of spies does Sun Tzu identify?
What is meant by the term 'divine manipulation of the threads'?
Which type of spy is defined as employing the services of the inhabitants of a district?
According to the definition in Chapter 14, what are 'inward spies'?
What is the definition of a 'converted spy'?
What is the primary function of 'doomed spies'?
What is the role of a 'surviving spy'?
What must be done if a spy divulges a secret piece of news before the time is ripe?
Which type of spy is considered the most essential, as knowledge from all other types can be derived from them in the first instance?
What is the first necessary step when the object is to crush an army, storm a city, or assassinate an individual?
What qualities are necessary to manage spies properly?
Sun Tzu cites I Chih, who had served under the Hsia, as being instrumental in the rise of which dynasty?
Lu Ya, who had served under the Yin, is cited by Sun Tzu as being instrumental in the rise of which dynasty?
How must enemy spies who have come to spy on your forces be handled?
What is required to usefully employ spies, without which they cannot be used?
Without subtle ingenuity of mind, what can a general not do regarding spies?
The story of Ta'hsi Wu of the Sui dynasty, who disguised himself and passed through an enemy camp, is given as an example of which type of spy?
In the historical incident from 303 A.D., the rebel Li Hsiung used a man named P'o-t'ai to feign being whipped and offer to betray his city. This was a successful deception against which general?
According to the commentary, the prisoners released by Pan Ch'ao in his campaign against Yarkand served as an example of which type of spy?
The commentary states that in 260 B.C., Fan Chu successfully used converted spies against which opposing general?
What is the relationship between the converted spy and the use of local and inward spies?
Through whose information is a general able to cause the doomed spy to carry false tidings to the enemy?
According to the commentary by Tu Mu, how should communication with spies be conducted?
What is the end and aim of spying in all its five varieties?
According to the final sentence of the chapter commentary, what does Tu Mu say about reliance on spies?
In the commentary for section 3, Prince Chuang of the Ch'u State is quoted as defining the Chinese character for 'prowess' as being made up of which two concepts?
According to Tu Mu's note in section 10, which of the following is NOT listed as a class of person likely to become a good inward spy?
The commentary for section 13 describes the ideal surviving spy as having a 'will of iron' but what kind of outward appearance?
What is the relationship between foreknowledge and spirits, according to Sun Tzu?
Who does the commentator Ho Shih cite as an example of someone who played a part similar to a 'doomed spy' and was boiled alive for it by the king of Ch'i?
Which group in the army should have the most intimate relations maintained with them and be the most liberally rewarded?
How does the commentator Mei Yao-ch'en react to Sun Tzu's use of I Yin and Lu Ya as examples of converted spies?
According to the commentary from Turenne, what should a commander do when spies propose something very material?
What is the popular title bestowed upon Lu Shang (Lu Ya) by Wen Wang?
In the final sentence of the chapter, the commentator Chia Lin is quoted as saying an army without spies is like a man with what?
According to the commentary in section 2, why is it false economy to grudge the money spent on spies?
The commentary in section 3 argues that the true object of war is peace, a concept rooted in the national temperament of which people?
What is the fifth and final class of spy listed in Sun Tzu's enumeration in section 7?
According to the commentary in section 22, why is it necessary to tempt the converted spy into service?
In section 18, what is the advice given regarding the use of spies?
According to the commentary in section 11, T'ien Tan's famous defense of Chi-mo is cited as a successful use of which type of spy?
Who is the only person who can use the highest intelligence of the army for spying to achieve great results?
The commentary on section 19 tries to defend Sun Tzu from the charge of inhumanity for putting to death both the spy and the man who heard a premature secret. How does Tu Mu defend this action?
What is the second class of spy listed in Sun Tzu's enumeration in section 7?
Why must a general be subtle, according to section 18?