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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the rules created for according to Clausewitz?
(a) The unintelligent.
(b) The military.
(c) The rich.
(d) The poor.

2. What do the kindhearted think, according to Clausewitz?
(a) The true goal of war is acquiring farmland.
(b) There is a way to disarm the enemy without too much bloodshed.
(c) War is done by gentlemen for gentlemen.
(d) War is not a necessity for nations to prosper.

3. What factor does Clausewitz say was considered the only one that could be calculated according to the first author trying to theorize war?
(a) Assault on fortified positions.
(b) Training of generals.
(c) The execution of war.
(d) The preparation of war.

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

5. What does Clausewitz think of the rule first declared to be the one and only?
(a) It wouldn't stand to reality.
(b) It was true at the time.
(c) It was only true for infantry.
(d) It was the one and only.

6. What does Clausewitz say clouds the reality of one's position within a situation?
(a) Bad terrain.
(b) Over confidence.
(c) Fear.
(d) The fog of war.

7. What does discernment help superior officers do with the information gathered according to Clausewitz?
(a) Learn from the enemy's mistakes regarding how to prevent information leaks.
(b) Pick good intelligence officers.
(c) Choose how to bribe enemy soldiers.
(d) Eliminate error.

8. What theory does Clausewitz think many people have difficulty with?
(a) Counter insurgency.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Major Operations.
(d) Tactics.

9. What is the populace trained to do according to Clausewitz?
(a) To complain or sabotage.
(b) Submit to others.
(c) Take up arms against the country's enemies.
(d) Rebel.

10. What does Clausewitz say influences the answers provided by men about the war?
(a) Their rank.
(b) Their condition.
(c) When they were discharged.
(d) Whether or not they are married.

11. What does Clausewitz warn the reader not to do in regards to the description of strategic maneuvers?
(a) To oversimplify.
(b) To follow past battle plans to the letter.
(c) To think Napoleon was a genius.
(d) To think too much.

12. How long does Clausewitz say it would take a man to compile a proper survey of history?
(a) A lifetime.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 50 years.

13. What does Clausewitz think of genius and established rules?
(a) Genius makes the rules.
(b) Genius follows rules to the letter.
(c) Genius expands the rules.
(d) Genius can override rules.

14. What is strategy according to Clausewitz in Book 3, Chapter 1?
(a) The thinking prior to battle.
(b) The setting up of the army.
(c) The use of engagements.
(d) The supply line safety.

15. What brings value to a strategy according to Clausewitz?
(a) The results.
(b) The political gain of the emperor.
(c) The generals implementing it.
(d) How well the war divert people from actual problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tends to exacerbate falsehood according to Clausewitz?

2. What is never final in war according to Clausewitz?

3. What does Clausewitz suggest about the quality of the readings made by most people concerning military matters?

4. What is war NOT, according to Clausewitz?

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

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