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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. What is reading supposed to provide the military reader according to Clausewitz?
(a) A blueprint for war.
(b) Time to reflect on their lives.
(c) Preparatory guidance.
(d) A good idea of what to expect on the battlefield.

2. What does Clausewitz say is the one consideration that can postpone war between two parties that are ready for it?
(a) Leaving time for diplomacy.
(b) A desire to wait for a better moment before acting.
(c) The weather.
(d) Creating their army.

3. What does Clausewitz say about friction and strength?
(a) They are equally important.
(b) Strength is more important.
(c) Ability to face friction is more important.
(d) They are unimportant.

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

5. How long does Clausewitz say it would take a man to compile a proper survey of history?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) A lifetime.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz claim as a vital component of critical analysis?

2. What does Clausewitz say about people and their methods of drawing conclusions?

3. What tends to exacerbate falsehood according to Clausewitz?

4. According to Clausewitz, what general would never have prevailed had he fought like Charles XII?

5. What is the third property according to Clausewitz?

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