On War Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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On War Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, On Strategy in General : Chapter 1, Strategy, Morality & Military Virtues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Clausewitz sees the first 6 books he wrote in his notes?
(a) As a ready to publish version.
(b) As a rough draft.
(c) As a formless mass that needs to be reworked.
(d) As being stolen from another author.

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

3. According to Clausewitz, why should events be studied one by one and in great detail?
(a) Because it is easier to read.
(b) Because Napoleon's style was unique.
(c) Because there are not a lot of elements to study.
(d) Because one cannot draw conclusions from an even smaller number of cases.

4. What affects war strategy evolution according to Clausewitz?
(a) Technology and culture.
(b) Generals and commanders.
(c) Terrain and weather.
(d) Food rationing.

5. Who said that the commander in chief of an army must resolve problems like great mathematicians, such as Newton and Euler?
(a) Charles XII.
(b) Frederick the Great.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Clausewitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adds to the challenges of the execution of a battle plan according to Clausewitz?

2. According to Clausewitz, what matters when a general makes adjustments to the war plan?

3. What does Clausewitz think of the location where the war plans are drawn?

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

5. What does Clausewitz say armies were like after the advent of tactics?

(see the answer key)

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