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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 5, Method & Routine, Critical Analysis, Historical Examples.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Clausewitz, when should defeating the enemy not be the aim of a war?
(a) When the enemy is a salvage.
(b) When the enemy's army is substantially more powerful.
(c) When the enemy is an economical power.
(d) When the enemy has powerful allies.

2. What does Clausewitz say clouds the reality of one's position within a situation?
(a) Fear.
(b) The fog of war.
(c) Bad terrain.
(d) Over confidence.

3. Who said that the commander in chief of an army must resolve problems like great mathematicians, such as Newton and Euler?
(a) Clausewitz.
(b) Charles XII.
(c) Frederick the Great.
(d) Napoleon.

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

5. What does Clausewitz tell the reader about his view on formal education?
(a) That he doesn't care about formal education.
(b) That he despises teachers.
(c) Not to confuse them for lack of respect.
(d) That he wants to be a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What definition does Clausewitz give of wearing down the enemy?

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

5. What does Clausewitz think of the rule first declared to be the one and only?

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