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

2. What are high ranking officers usually not, according to Clausewitz?
(a) Geniuses.
(b) Scholarly personnel.
(c) Smart people.
(d) Good learners.

3. How does Clausewitz sees war in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) As a continuation of policy by other means.
(b) As a one time event that politicians cannot control.
(c) As a necessity for the economy.
(d) As a way for generals to fight boredom.

4. What are the two sure ways to defeat an enemy according to Clausewitz?
(a) To destroy his armies and blockade his country.
(b) To blockade his ports and wait for his surrender.
(c) To destroy his armies and invade his country.
(d) To defeat his allies and take his women.

5. What emotion does Clausewitz say should be used to make the enemy doubt the outcome of a war?
(a) Greed.
(b) Fear.
(c) Cowardliness.
(d) Overconfidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the top commanders more prone to suffer from according to Clausewitz?

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

3. What does Clausewitz say was setup as a final arbiter of war in the former theory of the "art of war"?

4. What are Clausewitz views on fear in Book 2, Chapter 3?

5. What definition does Clausewitz give for "friction"?

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