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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What theory does Clausewitz think many people have difficulty with?
(a) Tactics.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Major Operations.
(d) Counter insurgency.
2. What does Clausewitz think of wars between civilized nations compared to savages?
(a) They are less cruel and destructive.
(b) They are the same.
(c) They are more pretty because of the uniforms.
(d) They are more cruel and destructive.
3. What are the top commanders more prone to suffer from according to Clausewitz?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Overconfidence.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Fear.
4. What are high ranking officers usually not, according to Clausewitz?
(a) Scholarly personnel.
(b) Geniuses.
(c) Good learners.
(d) Smart people.
5. What was formerly a synonym of the "art of war" in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Knowledge of war.
(b) Science of war.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Chance.
6. What does Clausewitz say has a profound effect on methods used in war?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The government.
(c) The weapons.
(d) The aims.
7. What type of operations does Clausewitz say can help in the outcome of war?
(a) Operations of political significance.
(b) Operations to try to occupy more land.
(c) Operations to try to capture the capital city of the enemy.
(d) Operations to try to destroy the enemy's army.
8. Who said that the commander in chief of an army must resolve problems like great mathematicians, such as Newton and Euler?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Charles XII.
(c) Frederick the Great.
(d) Clausewitz.
9. What qualities does Clausewitz describe as imperative for a commander?
(a) Steadfastness and loyalty.
(b) Luck and intelligence.
(c) Aristocracy and good education.
(d) Steadfastness and intelligence.
10. What brings value to a strategy according to Clausewitz?
(a) The political gain of the emperor.
(b) How well the war divert people from actual problems.
(c) The generals implementing it.
(d) The results.
11. What does Clausewitz mean by "Destroying the enemy?"
(a) Physically destroying all of the enemies forces.
(b) Destroying the enemy's reputation.
(c) Capturing the commanding officers of the enemy.
(d) Put the enemy's forces in a condition so they can no longer fight.
12. What does Clausewitz compare the old "art of war" to to conclude its uselessness?
(a) Arrow making and archery.
(b) Sword building and fencing.
(c) Cow breeding and cultivation.
(d) Cultivation and eating.
13. What does Clausewitz say must determine the amount of efforts and resources put in a war?
(a) The country economical power.
(b) The size of the country.
(c) The will of the generals.
(d) The goal of the war.
14. What is strategy according to Clausewitz in Book 3, Chapter 1?
(a) The thinking prior to battle.
(b) The use of engagements.
(c) The supply line safety.
(d) The setting up of the army.
15. What does Clausewitz say about the time passed to acquire knowledge in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) It is not very long.
(b) It is well spent.
(c) It is too long.
(d) It will be missed.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do men fight each other according to Clausewitz?
2. According to Clausewitz, what general would never have prevailed had he fought like Charles XII?
3. What does Clausewitz say dictates how much control an official must maintain over others?
4. What portion of the war plans do lower ranking figures usually implement according to Clausewitz?
5. What does Clausewitz tell the reader about his view on formal education?
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