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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Clausewitz, what general would never have prevailed had he fought like Charles XII?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Louis the XIV.
(c) Charles XIII.
(d) Frederick the Great.

3. What does Clausewitz warn the reader not to do in regards to the description of strategic maneuvers?
(a) To think too much.
(b) To think Napoleon was a genius.
(c) To oversimplify.
(d) To follow past battle plans to the letter.

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

5. What is precious to an army according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) Experienced soldiers.
(b) Good physical health.
(c) Young, fit officers.
(d) Good education.

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

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

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

9. What adds to the challenges of the execution of a battle plan according to Clausewitz?
(a) Bad terrain.
(b) The situation not appearing as it is.
(c) Bad commanders.
(d) Inexperienced soldiers.

10. Why do men fight each other according to Clausewitz?
(a) Hostile feelings alone.
(b) Hostile feelings and need to play.
(c) Hostile feelings and hostile intentions.
(d) Hostile intentions alone.

11. What does Clausewitz say determines the military objectives and the amount of force assigned to a war?
(a) The political object.
(b) The will of the generals in charge.
(c) The social object.
(d) The size of the army.

12. What type of operations does Clausewitz say can help in the outcome of war?
(a) Operations of political significance.
(b) Operations to try to destroy the enemy's army.
(c) Operations to try to capture the capital city of the enemy.
(d) Operations to try to occupy more land.

13. What factor does Clausewitz say was considered the only one that could be calculated according to the first author trying to theorize war?
(a) Assault on fortified positions.
(b) Training of generals.
(c) The execution of war.
(d) The preparation of war.

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

15. What does Clausewitz says of the people that can deal with friction?
(a) Military genius.
(b) They are very rare.
(c) Scholars are usually among them.
(d) They will show up when they are needed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Clausewitz sees the first 6 books he wrote in his notes?

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

4. What does Clausewitz say about people and their methods of drawing conclusions?

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

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