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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, On Strategy in General : Chapter 2, Force, Reserves & Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must the strategist do during war according to Clausewitz?
(a) Change strategies every few days.
(b) Always use the same strategy.
(c) Maintain control.
(d) Use past strategies.

2. What emotion does Clausewitz say should be used to make the enemy doubt the outcome of a war?
(a) Fear.
(b) Overconfidence.
(c) Greed.
(d) Cowardliness.

3. What brings value to a strategy according to Clausewitz?
(a) How well the war divert people from actual problems.
(b) The generals implementing it.
(c) The results.
(d) The political gain of the emperor.

4. For Clausewitz, when should defeating the enemy not be the aim of a war?
(a) When the enemy has powerful allies.
(b) When the enemy is an economical power.
(c) When the enemy's army is substantially more powerful.
(d) When the enemy is a salvage.

5. What does Clausewitz say influences the answers provided by men about the war?
(a) Their rank.
(b) Whether or not they are married.
(c) When they were discharged.
(d) Their condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is better than wasting or leaving forces idle according to Clausewitz?

2. When does Clausewitz say "true" war first appeared?

3. What does Clausewitz say of the majority of intelligence information?

4. What type of operations does Clausewitz say can help in the outcome of war?

5. Where should strategic plans be made according to Clausewitz?

(see the answer key)

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