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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Clausewitz, what cannot be ignored in war?
(a) The canon's maker.
(b) The walking speed of the army.
(c) Moral values.
(d) The breed of the horses.

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

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

7. What brings value to a strategy according to Clausewitz?
(a) The political gain of the emperor.
(b) How well the war divert people from actual problems.
(c) The results.
(d) The generals implementing it.

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

9. What types of soldiers does Clausewitz say tend to lose heart when they encounter combat?
(a) Poorly trained soldiers.
(b) Married soldiers and the sick.
(c) Young officers.
(d) The inexperienced and followers.

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

11. 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.

12. How long does Clausewitz say it would take a man to compile a proper survey of history?
(a) 10 years.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

14. What are the top commanders more prone to suffer from according to Clausewitz?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Overconfidence.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Fear.

15. What does Clausewitz think of the rule first declared to be the one and only?
(a) It wouldn't stand to reality.
(b) It was only true for infantry.
(c) It was the one and only.
(d) It was true at the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What definition does Clausewitz give of wearing down the enemy?

2. What is precious to an army according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?

3. How does Clausewitz define the nature of war at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?

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

5. Why were the rules created according to Clausewitz?

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