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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, 'Book 7' The Attack : Chapter 2, Without a Decision, Invasion, Victory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of engagement does Clausewitz say has a superior value?
(a) A quick engagement.
(b) A combination of engagements.
(c) One large engagement.
(d) An attrition battle.

2. How does Clausewitz sees the first 6 books he wrote in his notes?
(a) As a ready to publish version.
(b) As a formless mass that needs to be reworked.
(c) As a rough draft.
(d) As being stolen from another author.

3. How were the first attempts at theorizing war according to Clausewitz?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Simplistic.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Difficult to understand.

4. What does Clausewitz say influences the answers provided by men about the war?
(a) Their condition.
(b) Whether or not they are married.
(c) Their rank.
(d) When they were discharged.

5. What controls the strategist according to Clausewitz?
(a) Duty to the troops and to the objectives.
(b) The generals.
(c) The rules of engagement.
(d) The civilian powers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is precious to an army according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?

3. What brings value to a strategy according to Clausewitz?

4. When does Clausewitz say "true" war first appeared?

5. How does Clausewitz call the advantage a defense army has over an offensive army?

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