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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 should military people do when they are not on the battlefield according to Clausewitz?
(a) Relax.
(b) Train.
(c) Read.
(d) Leave the country.

2. What event does Clausewitz fear would make his book liable to endless misinterpretation?
(a) The introduction of women in the armed forces.
(b) The invention of the Gatling gun.
(c) Releasing the book within his lifetime.
(d) His early death.

3. What types of soldiers does Clausewitz say tend to lose heart when they encounter combat?
(a) Young officers.
(b) Married soldiers and the sick.
(c) Poorly trained soldiers.
(d) The inexperienced and followers.

4. Why should someone study memoirs of past commanders according to Clausewitz?
(a) To improve reading skills.
(b) To improve critical analysis skills.
(c) To copy their style.
(d) To counter their style more effectively.

5. What does Clausewitz say armies were like after the advent of tactics?
(a) Effective fighting forces.
(b) Barely effective.
(c) Sending one wave after the other.
(d) Automata.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What theory does Clausewitz think many people have difficulty with?

3. What rule did the theorist first declare as the one and only according to Clausewitz?

4. What was the "art of war" about according to Clausewitz?

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

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