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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 definition does Clausewitz give for "friction"?
(a) Soldier mental breakdown.
(b) Foreigners among the ranks.
(c) Small battles.
(d) Anything bizarre making things difficult.

2. What must the strategist do during war according to Clausewitz?
(a) Always use the same strategy.
(b) Maintain control.
(c) Use past strategies.
(d) Change strategies every few days.

3. What does Clausewitz say he is trying to do in Book 3, Chapter 2?
(a) To stop writing and start teaching.
(b) To critique concepts by other authors.
(c) To demand a promotion for his work.
(d) To create a new concept from previously described basics.

4. 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 is a salvage.
(c) When the enemy is an economical power.
(d) When the enemy has powerful allies.

5. What does Clausewitz say dictates how much control an official must maintain over others?
(a) His age.
(b) His gender.
(c) His country.
(d) His rank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was not considered a suitable subject for theory in the former "art of war" according to Clausewitz?

2. How were the first attempts at theorizing war according to Clausewitz?

3. Who were the rules created for according to Clausewitz?

4. What effect can physical violence have on troops if they don't understand why violence should be used according to Clausewitz?

5. Who said that the commander in chief of an army must resolve problems like great mathematicians, such as Newton and Euler?

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