View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What emotion does Clausewitz say should be used to make the enemy doubt the outcome of a war?
(a) Fear.
(b) Overconfidence.
(c) Cowardliness.
(d) Greed.

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

4. 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.

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

6. What does Clausewitz say has a profound effect on methods used in war?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The aims.
(c) The weapons.
(d) The government.

7. What led to the need for a theory on the "art of war," according to Clausewtiz?
(a) The need to train more efficient Generals.
(b) The need to sell more books.
(c) The creation of war colleges.
(d) Reflections on the events of war.

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

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

10. What rule did the theorist first declare as the one and only according to Clausewitz?
(a) Superiority of cavalry.
(b) Superiority of infantry.
(c) Superiority of archery.
(d) Numerical superiority.

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

12. Who does Clausewitz say fares best at war with the consequences of friction?
(a) People who are not smart enough to realize the problem.
(b) People with an iron will.
(c) People who don't care.
(d) People who are smart enough to foresee the friction.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say dictates how much control an official must maintain over others?

2. What does Clausewitz say is the one consideration that can postpone war between two parties that are ready for it?

3. How many activities does Clausewitz say strategic methods consist of?

4. What does Clausewitz say of obstinacy?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 530 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample