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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, On Strategy in General : Chapter 1, Strategy, Morality & Military Virtues.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What theory does Clausewitz think many people have difficulty with?
(a) Tactics.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Major Operations.
(d) Counter insurgency.

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

4. What does Clausewitz says of the people that can deal with friction?
(a) They will show up when they are needed.
(b) They are very rare.
(c) Military genius.
(d) Scholars are usually among them.

5. What does Clausewitz say about people and their methods of drawing conclusions?
(a) Political leaders should not draw conclusions.
(b) They draw good conclusions if they are smart.
(c) They draw conclusions without sufficient information.
(d) Only military generals should draw conclusions on military. matters

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz tell the reader is better than reading and learning about war strategy from books?

2. What is courage to the soldier according to Clausewitz?

3. What does Clausewitz say is more difficult to do during a war?

4. What does Clausewitz say about the teaching of war strategy?

5. What factor does Clausewitz say was considered the only one that could be calculated according to the first author trying to theorize war?

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