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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, On Strategy in General : Chapter 2, Force, Reserves & Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factor does Clausewitz say was considered the only one that could be calculated according to the first author trying to theorize war?
(a) The execution of war.
(b) The preparation of war.
(c) Training of generals.
(d) Assault on fortified positions.

2. What types of soldiers does Clausewitz say tend to lose heart when they encounter combat?
(a) Poorly trained soldiers.
(b) The inexperienced and followers.
(c) Young officers.
(d) Married soldiers and the sick.

3. What does Clausewitz think of the rule first declared to be the one and only?
(a) It was true at the time.
(b) It was the one and only.
(c) It was only true for infantry.
(d) It wouldn't stand to reality.

4. What qualifies military geniuses according to Clausewitz?
(a) They go beyond established rules.
(b) They follow established rules.
(c) They wait for the enemy to make the first move.
(d) They go ahead without planning.

5. What does Clausewitz tell the reader is better than reading and learning about war strategy from books?
(a) Experience.
(b) Learning abroad.
(c) Luck.
(d) Learning under a good commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What cannot be underestimated according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?

2. What did previous theorists exclude from the rules according to Clausewitz?

3. What is the foremost prominent factor in war according to Clausewitz?

4. Why do the first war theorists only consider what could be mathematically calculated when they created the first war theory according to Clausewitz?

5. Why were the rules created according to Clausewitz?

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