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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What definition of defense does Clausewitz give in Book 4, Chapter 1?
(a) To build fortifications that cannot be broken.
(b) To block the enemy's advances without loss of life.
(c) To attack first and destroy the enemy totally.
(d) To successfully not get hit even when another tried to hit you.

2. What can one do with a small force according to Clausewitz?
(a) Defense.
(b) Use it as a scout.
(c) Attack a small objective.
(d) Integrate it to a larger force.

3. What does Clausewitz say the best soldiers, national leaders and generals have in common?
(a) They have clear goals.
(b) They have superior intelligence.
(c) They have no fear.
(d) They are good orators.

4. What does Clausewitz call the area where military action occurs?
(a) The theatre of operations.
(b) The operating area.
(c) The field of battle.
(d) The battlefield.

5. What is Clausewitz disappointed about concerning imperial expansion?
(a) That travel does not go fast enough.
(b) That great generals cannot do their best for their country.
(c) That defense is too weak in the colonies.
(d) That so many colonies are already taken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is, in a large part, intuitive according to Clausewitz?

2. What army did Clausewitz join to continue fighting his favorite enemy?

3. What is military life about according to Clausewitz?

4. What situation does Clausewitz envision being the only one where one can completely destroy the army of the enemy?

5. What does Clausewitz call the "Spirit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clausewitz claim is not sought during military campaign?

2. What does Clausewitz say about the priorities in war?

3. What does Clausewitz' experience teach him concerning the use of tactics by high ranking officers?

4. According to Clausewitz, what is the majority of time spent on during war?

5. In what country did Clausewitz serve in the military?

6. What does Clausewitz say war often comes down to?

7. How does Clausewitz define defense?

8. What use of a small force does Clausewitz talk about in the book 8?

9. What does Clausewitz says tempers his own view on the superiority of defense?

10. What does Clausewitz say of the attack strength?

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