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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What qualifies military geniuses according to Clausewitz?
(a) They go ahead without planning.
(b) They go beyond established rules.
(c) They follow established rules.
(d) They wait for the enemy to make the first move.

2. What are the two types of courage mentioned by Clausewitz?
(a) Courage to retreat and courage to sacrifice more than necessary
(b) Courage to put one self before anyone else and courage to hold on to ones position when incompetent.
(c) Courage of taking responsibility and personal courage.
(d) Courage of taking responsibility and courage to send underlings to battle

3. Why do the first war theorists only consider what could be mathematically calculated when they created the first war theory according to Clausewitz?
(a) They didn't care about war.
(b) They wanted the theory to be easily taught.
(c) They wanted to reach a set of sure and positive conclusion.
(d) They were mathematicians.

4. What does Clausewitz suggest about the quality of the readings made by most people concerning military matters?
(a) It is pro Prussian.
(b) it is pro French.
(c) It is poor.
(d) It is good.

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

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

7. What is never final in war according to Clausewitz?
(a) Countries.
(b) Results.
(c) Battles.
(d) Armies.

8. What adds to the challenges of the execution of a battle plan according to Clausewitz?
(a) Inexperienced soldiers.
(b) Bad terrain.
(c) The situation not appearing as it is.
(d) Bad commanders.

9. What is precious to an army according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Young, fit officers.
(b) Good education.
(c) Experienced soldiers.
(d) Good physical health.

10. What faulty concept did theorists try to condense previous theories in according to Clausewitz?
(a) Base.
(b) Attack.
(c) Supply.
(d) Camp.

11. What are the two sure ways to defeat an enemy according to Clausewitz?
(a) To destroy his armies and blockade his country.
(b) To defeat his allies and take his women.
(c) To blockade his ports and wait for his surrender.
(d) To destroy his armies and invade his country.

12. What do the enemy's expenditures consist of according to Clausewitz?
(a) Paying his soldiers and feeding his horses.
(b) Food and camp expenses.
(c) Bribes of his allies.
(d) Wastage of his forces and loss of territory.

13. What definition does Clausewitz give of wearing down the enemy?
(a) Gradual exhaustion of physical and moral resistance.
(b) Gradual exhaustion of commanding officers.
(c) Gradual exhaustion of ammunition.
(d) Gradual exhaustion of horses.

14. What portion of the war plans do lower ranking figures usually implement according to Clausewitz?
(a) The easy portion.
(b) The tactical portion.
(c) The small portion.
(d) The unimportant portion.

15. Why should someone study memoirs of past commanders according to Clausewitz?
(a) To improve reading skills.
(b) To counter their style more effectively.
(c) To copy their style.
(d) To improve critical analysis skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Book 7 "On Attack" seen by Clausewitz?

2. What is the foremost prominent factor in war according to Clausewitz?

3. What does Clausewitz think of the rule first declared to be the one and only?

4. What led to the need for a theory on the "art of war," according to Clausewtiz?

5. What does Clausewitz say indicates the will's resistance to a single blow?

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