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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, On The Theory of War : Chapter 4, Art & Science of War: Classifications.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What definition does Clausewitz give of wearing down the enemy?
(a) Gradual exhaustion of horses.
(b) Gradual exhaustion of physical and moral resistance.
(c) Gradual exhaustion of ammunition.
(d) Gradual exhaustion of commanding officers.

2. What faulty concept did theorists try to condense previous theories in according to Clausewitz?
(a) Supply.
(b) Base.
(c) Camp.
(d) Attack.

3. What are Clausewitz views on fear in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) It should be mastered by soldiers.
(b) A large army is less prone to it.
(c) It is a good condition to put the enemy in.
(d) It should be ignored are irrelevant.

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

5. What rule did the theorist first declare as the one and only according to Clausewitz?
(a) Superiority of archery.
(b) Superiority of infantry.
(c) Numerical superiority.
(d) Superiority of cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say of obstinacy?

2. What definition of war does Clausewitz give?

3. What does Clausewitz say about friction and strength?

4. How does Clausewitz describe the inexperienced soldier's first encounter with war?

5. How does Clausewitz define the nature of war at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?

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