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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 about holding new territories?
(a) Martial law is a necessity.
(b) They need to be adjacent to an attacker's normal theatre of operation.
(c) The country needs to appoint a governor as quickly as possible.
(d) It is easy to do for a large army.

2. According to Clausewitz, why were the Jewish tribes weak as a nation?
(a) They had poor weapons.
(b) They didn't have enough water.
(c) They were physically separated from each other.
(d) They didn't have a large army.

3. What reason does Clausewitz give for the way the majority of the time in war is spent?
(a) The strategy demands it.
(b) To set up defenses.
(c) To rest the troops.
(d) To move the troops from one battlefield to the other.

4. What is military life about according to Clausewitz?
(a) Order and agression.
(b) Restraint and discipline.
(c) Killing the enemy and coming back alive.
(d) Fighting injustice.

5. What is the Russian front famous for according to Clausewitz?
(a) Being unprotected.
(b) Being weak.
(c) Defeating enemies.
(d) Being large.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the top priority of each side during a battle according to Clausewitz?

2. What army did Clausewitz join to continue fighting his favorite enemy?

3. What definition of defense does Clausewitz give in Book 4, Chapter 1?

4. What type of engagement does Clausewitz say has a superior value?

5. What is the most prominent form of defensive tactics according to Clausewitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clausewitz say about holding on to conquered terrain?

2. What building does Clausewitz say is particularly important in military campaigns?

3. What does Clausewitz say of an army using the purely defensive mode?

4. What does Clausewitz' personal experiences teach him concerning war?

5. What does Clausewitz say war often comes down to?

6. What does Clausewitz claim is not sought during military campaign?

7. How does Clausewitz define defense?

8. What does Clausewitz' experience teach him concerning the use of tactics by high ranking officers?

9. What use of a small force does Clausewitz talk about in the book 8?

10. What does Clausewitz say of the attack strength?

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