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 do allies do concerning weaknesses according to Clausewitz?
(a) They try to match them.
(b) They try to ignore them.
(c) They work to cover each other weaknesses.
(d) They exploit them.

2. According to Clausewitz, what general would never have prevailed had he fought like Charles XII?
(a) Frederick the Great.
(b) Charles XIII.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Louis the XIV.

3. What does Clausewitz call the "Spirit"?
(a) The energy of the soldiers en masse.
(b) The perspective of victory.
(c) The aura of the commanding officer.
(d) The courage of the foot soldiers only.

4. How does Clausewitz define the nature of war at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Simple and strict.
(b) Simple and changeable.
(c) Complex and changeable.
(d) Complex and strict.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the first war theorists only consider what could be mathematically calculated when they created the first war theory according to Clausewitz?

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

3. What does Clausewitz tell the reader about his view on formal education?

4. What does discernment help superior officers do with the information gathered according to Clausewitz?

5. Why does Clausewitz think great leaders were always right?

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