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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, 'Book 8 : War Plans' : Chapter 2, The Instrument of Policy Seeks Limited Aims.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is better than wasting or leaving forces idle according to Clausewitz?
(a) Using them properly.
(b) Misusing them.
(c) Sending them home.
(d) Using them in a flank attack.

2. Why do men fight each other according to Clausewitz?
(a) Hostile feelings and need to play.
(b) Hostile feelings alone.
(c) Hostile intentions alone.
(d) Hostile feelings and hostile intentions.

3. What definition does Clausewitz give for "friction"?
(a) Small battles.
(b) Anything bizarre making things difficult.
(c) Soldier mental breakdown.
(d) Foreigners among the ranks.

4. What terrain does Clausewitz say might allow for a different type of use than the one he advocates?
(a) Swamp.
(b) Flat.
(c) Mountain.
(d) River bound.

5. Where should strategic plans be made according to Clausewitz?
(a) On the spot.
(b) At the highest level.
(c) At low level.
(d) At mid level.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is precious to an army according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?

2. What does Clausewitz say about the use of the forces available in Book 3, Chapter 2?

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

4. What portion of the war plans do lower ranking figures usually implement according to Clausewitz?

5. What qualities does Clausewitz describe as imperative for a commander?

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