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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 does Clausewitz say can alleviate fear in an army and improve performances?
(a) Good self esteem.
(b) Money.
(c) Good weapons.
(d) Trust.

2. What was formerly a synonym of the "art of war" in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Chance.
(c) Science of war.
(d) Knowledge of war.

3. What qualifies military geniuses according to Clausewitz?
(a) They go beyond established rules.
(b) They follow established rules.
(c) They wait for the enemy to make the first move.
(d) They go ahead without planning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of soldiers does Clausewitz say tend to lose heart when they encounter combat?

2. Why don't civilized nations execute their prisoners according to Clausewitz?

3. How does Clausewitz define the nature of war at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?

4. What is necessary to make theoretical sense of actual events according to Clausewitz?

5. What does Clausewitz tell the reader about his view on formal education?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Clausewitz says about great commanders?

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

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

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

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

7. What is just as important as physical fitness?

8. When do the hostilities end according to Clausewitz?

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

10. How does Clausewitz calculate the power of resistance of the enemy?

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