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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, On The Theory of War : Chapter 3, Physical Effort, Intelligence & Friction in War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What definition of war does Clausewitz give?
(a) An act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.
(b) A way for the military powerful to grab resources from their neighboring country.
(c) A way for nations to settle trivial disputes.
(d) An act of weakness because diplomacy didn't succeed.

2. What does Clausewitz says of the people that can deal with friction?
(a) Scholars are usually among them.
(b) They are very rare.
(c) They will show up when they are needed.
(d) Military genius.

3. What does Clausewitz think of wars between civilized nations compared to savages?
(a) They are less cruel and destructive.
(b) They are more pretty because of the uniforms.
(c) They are the same.
(d) They are more cruel and destructive.

4. What do the enemy's expenditures consist of according to Clausewitz?
(a) Bribes of his allies.
(b) Food and camp expenses.
(c) Paying his soldiers and feeding his horses.
(d) Wastage of his forces and loss of territory.

5. What do the kindhearted think, according to Clausewitz?
(a) There is a way to disarm the enemy without too much bloodshed.
(b) The true goal of war is acquiring farmland.
(c) War is done by gentlemen for gentlemen.
(d) War is not a necessity for nations to prosper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say indicates the will's resistance to a single blow?

2. What tends to exacerbate falsehood according to Clausewitz?

3. What does Clausewitz say influences the answers provided by men about the war?

4. What does Clausewitz say clouds the reality of one's position within a situation?

5. What does Clausewitz say must determine the amount of efforts and resources put in a war?

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