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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 does Clausewitz says is the minimum objective that a fighting army can choose?
(a) Take the enemy's capital.
(b) Destroy the enemy's army.
(c) Self defense.
(d) Cut the enemy's supply route.

2. What does Clausewitz compare the old "art of war" to to conclude its uselessness?
(a) Sword building and fencing.
(b) Arrow making and archery.
(c) Cow breeding and cultivation.
(d) Cultivation and eating.

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

4. What is war NOT, according to Clausewitz?
(a) A long succession of battles.
(b) A single long battle.
(c) A succession of single blows with short periods of peace times.
(d) A short single blow.

5. What is the third property according to Clausewitz?
(a) Courage.
(b) Uncertainty of all information.
(c) Moral values.
(d) Army size.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do men fight each other according to Clausewitz?

2. What qualifies military geniuses according to Clausewitz?

3. What faulty concept did theorists try to condense previous theories in according to Clausewitz?

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

5. How does Clausewitz qualify the task of creating a scientific theory for the conduct of war?

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