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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, 'Book 7' The Attack : Chapter 2, Without a Decision, Invasion, Victory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Clausewitz, what can you expect if you demand a small penalty from your opponent?
(a) Him to not try to fight you hard.
(b) Him to fight only one battle.
(c) Him to give it to you without a fight.
(d) Him to fight to the last man.

2. What possibility does a good defensive position offer the general in charge according to Clausewitz?
(a) To wait for the enemy indefinitely.
(b) To retreat quickly.
(c) To rest the troops.
(d) To launch a powerful offensive.

3. What is military life about according to Clausewitz?
(a) Order and agression.
(b) Killing the enemy and coming back alive.
(c) Fighting injustice.
(d) Restraint and discipline.

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

5. What does Clausewitz call the area where military action occurs?
(a) The operating area.
(b) The field of battle.
(c) The battlefield.
(d) The theatre of operations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affects war strategy evolution according to Clausewitz?

2. What is the Russian front famous for according to Clausewitz?

3. How is the majority of time in war spent according to Clausewitz?

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

5. According to Clausewitz, what does the power of the attack and the defense do over time?

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