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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is reading supposed to provide the military reader according to Clausewitz?
(a) Time to reflect on their lives.
(b) Preparatory guidance.
(c) A good idea of what to expect on the battlefield.
(d) A blueprint for war.

4. What is necessary to make theoretical sense of actual events according to Clausewitz?
(a) His books.
(b) Good academic bases.
(c) A military mind.
(d) Critical analysis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What clouds a soldier's objectivity concerning war according to Clausewitz?

2. What does Clausewitz say is more difficult to do during a war?

3. What was the "art of war" about according to Clausewitz?

4. What faulty concept did theorists try to condense previous theories in according to Clausewitz?

5. What does Clausewitz warn the reader not to do in regards to the description of strategic maneuvers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between strategy and tactics according to Clausewitz?

2. Why does Clausewitz think that the result of war is never final?

3. What are the three separate activities necessary for warfare according to Clausewitz?

4. According to Clausewitz, what was initially considered the art of war by the first war theorists?

5. When do the hostilities end according to Clausewitz?

6. Why does Clausewitz think it is impossible for every soldier to have a degree of military genius?

7. What is just as important as physical fitness?

8. What human weakness does Clausewitz associate with poor information handling?

9. What does Clausewitz think of physical and moral components of an army?

10. What does Clausewitz say about war strategy education?

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