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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are high ranking officers usually not, according to Clausewitz?

3. What does Clausewitz say was setup as a final arbiter of war in the former theory of the "art of war"?

4. What does Clausewitz say determines the military objectives and the amount of force assigned to a war?

5. Why were the rules created according to Clausewitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What virtue does Clausewitz think are most imperative to a commander?

2. What do officers have to cultivate and why according to Clausewitz?

3. What does Clausewitz mean by "Destruction of the enemy's forces"?

4. What does Clausewitz think of military knowledge through books?

5. What does Clausewitz think of the current theory on war?

6. What does Clausewitz think of physical and moral components of an army?

7. Why does Clausewitz think that the result of war is never final?

8. What is important to the soldiers of an army according to Clausewitz?

9. What motive to make war always exists according to Clausewitz?

10. What does Clausewitz thinks of the relative strength of attack and defense?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who do you think Clausewitz is writing the book for? Is it a purely military manual or are the books also meant to be read by civilian leaders that he says must understand military matters? Use the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Clausewitz talks about how an army can be on the moral side; meaning one army has the just cause. Analyze the governments of Europe and what they were standing for. Do you think European countries of that time could have the moral high ground against another country? Use the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Clausewitz says that "Normally [...] that loss of [the enemy's] territory weakens the fighting forces [of the enemy]," Do you think that statement is true? Give historical examples and Clausewitz' "On War" to support your answer.

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