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

2. What does Clausewitz say of the majority of intelligence information?
(a) It is accurate.
(b) It is too much information.
(c) It is not gathered fast enough.
(d) It is false.

3. What do the enemy's expenditures consist of according to Clausewitz?
(a) Food and camp expenses.
(b) Paying his soldiers and feeding his horses.
(c) Wastage of his forces and loss of territory.
(d) Bribes of his allies.

4. When does Clausewitz say "true" war first appeared?
(a) With archery.
(b) In sieges war.
(c) In 745.
(d) In European wars.

5. According to Clausewitz, what cannot be ignored in war?
(a) The canon's maker.
(b) Moral values.
(c) The breed of the horses.
(d) The walking speed of the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do allies do concerning weaknesses according to Clausewitz?

2. What tenet does Clausewitz admit previous war theorists got right?

3. What does Clausewitz say indicates the will's resistance to a single blow?

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

5. What does Clausewitz say has a profound effect on methods used in war?

(see the answer key)

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