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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What clouds a soldier's objectivity concerning war according to Clausewitz?
(a) How much he has been worn down by war.
(b) How much money he made during the war.
(c) If he his still active.
(d) His country of origin.

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

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

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

5. What does Clausewitz say of the majority of intelligence information?
(a) It is too much information.
(b) It is accurate.
(c) It is false.
(d) It is not gathered fast enough.

6. What tends to exacerbate falsehood according to Clausewitz?
(a) Low self esteem.
(b) Fear.
(c) Bad intelligence officers.
(d) Overconfidence.

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

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

9. What controls the strategist according to Clausewitz?
(a) The civilian powers.
(b) Duty to the troops and to the objectives.
(c) The rules of engagement.
(d) The generals.

10. What does Clausewitz say about people and their methods of drawing conclusions?
(a) Only military generals should draw conclusions on military. matters
(b) Political leaders should not draw conclusions.
(c) They draw conclusions without sufficient information.
(d) They draw good conclusions if they are smart.

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

12. According to Clausewitz, what can you expect if you demand a small penalty from your opponent?
(a) Him to fight to the last man.
(b) Him to fight only one battle.
(c) Him to not try to fight you hard.
(d) Him to give it to you without a fight.

13. What does Clausewitz say was setup as a final arbiter of war in the former theory of the "art of war"?
(a) Supply.
(b) Infantry.
(c) Artillery.
(d) Cavalry.

14. What are high ranking officers usually not, according to Clausewitz?
(a) Scholarly personnel.
(b) Smart people.
(c) Good learners.
(d) Geniuses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Clausewitz, what general would never have prevailed had he fought like Charles XII?

2. How does Clausewitz describe the inexperienced soldier's first encounter with war?

3. What cannot be underestimated according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?

4. What was not considered a suitable subject for theory in the former "art of war" according to Clausewitz?

5. Who does Clausewitz say fares best at war with the consequences of friction?

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