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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 do the kindhearted think, according to Clausewitz?
(a) There is a way to disarm the enemy without too much bloodshed.
(b) The true goal of war is acquiring farmland.
(c) War is done by gentlemen for gentlemen.
(d) War is not a necessity for nations to prosper.

2. Why should someone study memoirs of past commanders according to Clausewitz?
(a) To improve reading skills.
(b) To improve critical analysis skills.
(c) To copy their style.
(d) To counter their style more effectively.

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

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

5. What does Clausewitz say was setup as a final arbiter of war in the former theory of the "art of war"?
(a) Infantry.
(b) Cavalry.
(c) Supply.
(d) Artillery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clausewitz says is the minimum objective that a fighting army can choose?

2. How does Clausewitz describe the inexperienced soldier's first encounter with war?

3. What affects war strategy evolution according to Clausewitz?

4. What does Clausewitz say must determine the amount of efforts and resources put in a war?

5. What must the strategist do during war according to Clausewitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say of the analysis of several battles at the same time?

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

3. What does Clausewitz think of military knowledge through books?

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

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

6. What must the strategist in charge of a war do according to Clausewitz?

7. When do the hostilities end according to Clausewitz?

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

9. What does Clausewitz says about great commanders?

10. What does Clausewitz think of the time spent on the acquisition of knowledge?

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