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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clausewitz tell the reader is better than reading and learning about war strategy from books?
(a) Learning abroad.
(b) Learning under a good commander.
(c) Experience.
(d) Luck.

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

3. What cannot be underestimated according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) The need for an army to walk.
(b) The intellectual training.
(c) The physical effort.
(d) The need for good horses.

4. How many activities does Clausewitz say strategic methods consist of?
(a) 5 activities.
(b) 2 activities.
(c) 3 activities.
(d) 6 activities.

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

6. Why were the rules created according to Clausewitz?
(a) To prevent civilians from interfering with war plans.
(b) To prevent soldiers from revolting.
(c) To provide guidance on how to behave and act.
(d) To prevent the military from taking power.

7. What does Clausewitz mean by "Destroying the enemy?"
(a) Destroying the enemy's reputation.
(b) Physically destroying all of the enemies forces.
(c) Capturing the commanding officers of the enemy.
(d) Put the enemy's forces in a condition so they can no longer fight.

8. What does Clausewitz say about the time passed to acquire knowledge in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) It will be missed.
(b) It is well spent.
(c) It is too long.
(d) It is not very long.

9. What is courage to the soldier according to Clausewitz?
(a) Something that makes no difference.
(b) The second requirement.
(c) Unnecessary if he follows orders.
(d) The first requirement.

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

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

12. What does Clausewitz say must determine the amount of efforts and resources put in a war?
(a) The goal of the war.
(b) The size of the country.
(c) The country economical power.
(d) The will of the generals.

13. For Clausewitz, when should defeating the enemy not be the aim of a war?
(a) When the enemy is an economical power.
(b) When the enemy's army is substantially more powerful.
(c) When the enemy is a salvage.
(d) When the enemy has powerful allies.

14. What definition does Clausewitz give of wearing down the enemy?
(a) Gradual exhaustion of physical and moral resistance.
(b) Gradual exhaustion of ammunition.
(c) Gradual exhaustion of commanding officers.
(d) Gradual exhaustion of horses.

15. When does Clausewitz say "true" war first appeared?
(a) In European wars.
(b) With archery.
(c) In 745.
(d) In sieges war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third property according to Clausewitz?

2. What is reading supposed to provide the military reader according to Clausewitz?

3. What factor does Clausewitz say was considered the only one that could be calculated according to the first author trying to theorize war?

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

5. What are the top commanders more prone to suffer from according to Clausewitz?

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