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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Book 6: Defence : Chapter 1, Attack & Defence, The People in Arms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most prominent form of defensive tactics according to Clausewitz?
(a) Entrenchment.
(b) Evasion.
(c) Heavy fortification.
(d) Light fortification.

2. 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 is an economical power.
(c) When the enemy's army is substantially more powerful.
(d) When the enemy has powerful allies.

3. What does Clausewitz think of the location where the war plans are drawn?
(a) It must be near the front line.
(b) It matters.
(c) It must be made as far from the front line as possible.
(d) It does not matter.

4. What is the foremost prominent factor in war according to Clausewitz?
(a) The skills of the commander.
(b) The size of the army.
(c) The war plan used.
(d) The training of the soldiers.

5. What controls the strategist according to Clausewitz?
(a) Duty to the troops and to the objectives.
(b) The civilian powers.
(c) The generals.
(d) The rules of engagement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was formerly a synonym of the "art of war" in Book 2, Chapter 4?

2. What does Clausewitz mean by "Destroying the enemy?"

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

4. How does Clausewitz sees war in Book 1, Chapter 1?

5. What is suspension of action in war usually a sign of according to Clausewitz?

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