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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 is courage to the soldier according to Clausewitz?
(a) The second requirement.
(b) Unnecessary if he follows orders.
(c) The first requirement.
(d) Something that makes no difference.

2. What is military life about according to Clausewitz?
(a) Fighting injustice.
(b) Order and agression.
(c) Restraint and discipline.
(d) Killing the enemy and coming back alive.

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

4. What was not considered a suitable subject for theory in the former "art of war" according to Clausewitz?
(a) The conduct of war.
(b) Army building.
(c) Strategy.
(d) Tactics.

5. What emotion does Clausewitz say should be used to make the enemy doubt the outcome of a war?
(a) Greed.
(b) Overconfidence.
(c) Fear.
(d) Cowardliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say dictates how much control an official must maintain over others?

2. What controls the strategist according to Clausewitz?

3. What terrain does Clausewitz say might allow for a different type of use than the one he advocates?

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

5. What does Clausewitz say influences the answers provided by men about the war?

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