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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 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.

2. What brings value to a strategy according to Clausewitz?
(a) The political gain of the emperor.
(b) The results.
(c) How well the war divert people from actual problems.
(d) The generals implementing it.

3. What does Clausewitz think of wars between civilized nations compared to savages?
(a) They are more cruel and destructive.
(b) They are the same.
(c) They are more pretty because of the uniforms.
(d) They are less cruel and destructive.

4. What does Clausewitz say dictates how much control an official must maintain over others?
(a) His country.
(b) His age.
(c) His rank.
(d) His gender.

5. Who does Clausewitz say fares best at war with the consequences of friction?
(a) People who don't care.
(b) People who are smart enough to foresee the friction.
(c) People who are not smart enough to realize the problem.
(d) People with an iron will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many activities does Clausewitz say strategic methods consist of?

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

3. What is strategy according to Clausewitz in Book 3, Chapter 1?

4. What affects war strategy evolution according to Clausewitz?

5. What tenet does Clausewitz admit previous war theorists got right?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Clausewitz, what needs to be subdued to win a war?

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

3. What is important to the soldiers of an army according to Clausewitz?

4. What does Clausewitz mean by "Destruction of the enemy's forces"?

5. What does Clausewitz say about geniuses and rules?

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

7. What motive to make war always exists according to Clausewitz?

8. What do officers have to cultivate and why according to Clausewitz?

9. What does Clausewitz say about war strategy education?

10. What does Clausewitz say about routine?

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