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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Clausewitz sees war in Book 1, Chapter 1?
(a) As a one time event that politicians cannot control.
(b) As a way for generals to fight boredom.
(c) As a necessity for the economy.
(d) As a continuation of policy by other means.

3. What is the foremost prominent factor in war according to Clausewitz?
(a) The war plan used.
(b) The size of the army.
(c) The skills of the commander.
(d) The training of the soldiers.

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

5. 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.

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

7. Why don't civilized nations execute their prisoners according to Clausewitz?
(a) It is against the Geneva Convention.
(b) They do not have time to take prisoners.
(c) They do not want to waste bullets.
(d) Intelligence plays a higher part in warfare.

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

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

10. How does Clausewitz qualify the task of creating a scientific theory for the conduct of war?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Impossible.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Easy.

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

12. What does Clausewitz say is the one consideration that can postpone war between two parties that are ready for it?
(a) Creating their army.
(b) Leaving time for diplomacy.
(c) A desire to wait for a better moment before acting.
(d) The weather.

13. What does Clausewitz say about friction and strength?
(a) Ability to face friction is more important.
(b) Strength is more important.
(c) They are equally important.
(d) They are unimportant.

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

15. What does Clausewitz claim as a vital component of critical analysis?
(a) Studying at 2 or more war colleges.
(b) Investigation and evaluation of means used in warfare.
(c) Have a classical education.
(d) Be from an aristocratic family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz warn the reader not to do in regards to the description of strategic maneuvers?

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

3. What was formerly a synonym of the "art of war" in Book 2, Chapter 4?

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

5. Why does Clausewitz think great leaders were always right?

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