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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complements each method of defense according to Clausewitz in Book 5, Chapter 1?
(a) A perfect troop placement.
(b) A perfect method of attack.
(c) A perfect general.
(d) A perfect defensive weapon.

2. According to Clausewitz, what does the power of the attack and the defense do over time?
(a) Grows.
(b) Declines.
(c) Balance themselves.
(d) Stays the same.

3. What is Clausewitz disappointed about concerning imperial expansion?
(a) That so many colonies are already taken.
(b) That defense is too weak in the colonies.
(c) That great generals cannot do their best for their country.
(d) That travel does not go fast enough.

4. When is initiative more helpful according to Clausewitz?
(a) In tactic.
(b) In attack.
(c) In defense.
(d) In strategy.

5. What does Clausewitz' experience teach him about war and their similarities?
(a) Military geniuses are always involved.
(b) They all start the same way.
(c) They are identical.
(d) They are all different.

6. How is the majority of time in war spent according to Clausewitz?
(a) Fighting battles.
(b) Cleaning weapons.
(c) Idle.
(d) Training and exercising.

7. According to Clausewitz, what is typically not decisive in a long term conflict?
(a) Accurate firearms.
(b) A good General.
(c) Large number of cavalry.
(d) One successful surprise attack.

8. What is suspension of action in war usually a sign of according to Clausewitz?
(a) Troop movement.
(b) Negotiation.
(c) Troop buildup.
(d) Peace.

9. What is better than wasting or leaving forces idle according to Clausewitz?
(a) Using them in a flank attack.
(b) Misusing them.
(c) Sending them home.
(d) Using them properly.

10. What is the top priority of each side during a battle according to Clausewitz?
(a) To break the enemy's morale.
(b) To hold the line whatever happens.
(c) To preserve own's fighting force.
(d) To destroy the enemy.

11. What does Clausewitz think of the way wars are usually fought?
(a) They are waged by military geniuses.
(b) They are waged half-heartedly.
(c) They are fought to the last man.
(d) They are waged efficiently.

12. How does Clausewitz characterize harboring reserve troops when they should be used to their fullest?
(a) Unimaginable.
(b) Counter productive.
(c) The mark of a genius.
(d) Good judgement.

13. What is required to achieve the destruction of the enemy according to Clausewitz in Book 6, Chapter 1?
(a) A large army.
(b) Deception.
(c) Battles.
(d) Good diplomacy.

14. What does the new political landscape contemporary to Clausewitz create for countries according to Clausewitz?
(a) High fear.
(b) Lower sensitivity.
(c) Heightened sensitivity.
(d) Low sense of responsibility.

15. What is more important than acquiring territory according to Clausewitz?
(a) Aquiring new technology.
(b) Aquiring resources.
(c) Retention of territory.
(d) Spend as little money on war as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possibility does a good defensive position offer the general in charge according to Clausewitz?

2. What does Clausewitz say reserves can be used for?

3. What does Clausewitz say would be the message sent by an army taking a castle, burning the fields, dispersing the livestock and then retreating?

4. What reason does Clausewitz give for the way the majority of the time in war is spent?

5. What does Clausewitz say is happening to Imperial expansion?

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