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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Clausewitz tell the reader is better than reading and learning about war strategy from books?
(a) Luck.
(b) Learning under a good commander.
(c) Learning abroad.
(d) Experience.

3. 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) Eliminate error.
(d) Choose how to bribe enemy soldiers.

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

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

6. According to Clausewitz, what matters when a general makes adjustments to the war plan?
(a) Their state of mind.
(b) Their location.
(c) Their experience.
(d) Their personal interest.

7. What was not considered a suitable subject for theory in the former "art of war" according to Clausewitz?
(a) Army building.
(b) Tactics.
(c) Strategy.
(d) The conduct of war.

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

9. When does Clausewitz say "true" war first appeared?
(a) With archery.
(b) In European wars.
(c) In 745.
(d) In sieges war.

10. What does Clausewitz say dictates how much control an official must maintain over others?
(a) His country.
(b) His age.
(c) His rank.
(d) His gender.

11. What was formerly a synonym of the "art of war" in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Chance.
(c) Knowledge of war.
(d) Science of war.

12. What does Clausewitz say armies were like after the advent of tactics?
(a) Effective fighting forces.
(b) Barely effective.
(c) Sending one wave after the other.
(d) Automata.

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

14. What was the "art of war" about according to Clausewitz?
(a) Defeating your enemy in one blow.
(b) Strategic mastery.
(c) Establishment of an army.
(d) Tactical mastery.

15. What should military people do when they are not on the battlefield according to Clausewitz?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Train.
(c) Relax.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Clausewitz say has a profound effect on methods used in war?

3. What adds to the challenges of the execution of a battle plan according to Clausewitz?

4. Who said that the commander in chief of an army must resolve problems like great mathematicians, such as Newton and Euler?

5. What is strategy according to Clausewitz in Book 3, Chapter 1?

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