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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. Who said that the commander in chief of an army must resolve problems like great mathematicians, such as Newton and Euler?
(a) Frederick the Great.
(b) Clausewitz.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Charles XII.

2. What must the strategist do during war according to Clausewitz?
(a) Always use the same strategy.
(b) Use past strategies.
(c) Maintain control.
(d) Change strategies every few days.

3. What should follow the attack on a well maintained defensive position according to Clausewitz?
(a) Rest.
(b) A counter attack.
(c) Reinforcing the defensive position.
(d) Retreat.

4. What type of engagement does Clausewitz say has a superior value?
(a) A quick engagement.
(b) An attrition battle.
(c) A combination of engagements.
(d) One large engagement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say clouds the reality of one's position within a situation?

2. What do nations usually focus on according to Clausewitz?

3. What can attack and defense be transformed into according to Clausewitz?

4. What does Clausewitz think of the way wars are usually fought?

5. What is the aim of war according to Clausewitz?

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