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

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

3. What faulty concept did theorists try to condense previous theories in according to Clausewitz?
(a) Attack.
(b) Camp.
(c) Supply.
(d) Base.

4. What event does Clausewitz fear would make his book liable to endless misinterpretation?
(a) His early death.
(b) Releasing the book within his lifetime.
(c) The invention of the Gatling gun.
(d) The introduction of women in the armed forces.

5. How does Clausewitz describe the inexperienced soldier's first encounter with war?
(a) As the first step toward real manhood.
(b) As being plunged in darkness.
(c) As an eye opening experience.
(d) As a good life lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the populace trained to do according to Clausewitz?

2. What are the two types of courage mentioned by Clausewitz?

3. According to Clausewitz, what cannot be ignored in war?

4. What cannot be underestimated according to Clausewitz in Book 2, Chapter 3?

5. Who does Clausewitz say fares best at war with the consequences of friction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say about routine?

2. What does Clausewitz thinks of the relative strength of attack and defense?

3. What does Clausewitz say about war strategy education?

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

5. Besides military defeat, what does Clausewitz think are grounds for peace in a war?

6. What objectives will incidentally bring the enemy's collapse according to Clausewitz?

7. What is just as important as physical fitness?

8. What does Clausewitz think of the current theory on war?

9. What does Clausewitz says about great commanders?

10. What virtue does Clausewitz think are most imperative to a commander?

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