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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does discernment help superior officers do with the information gathered according to Clausewitz?

3. What is the aim of war according to Clausewitz?

4. What do the enemy's expenditures consist of according to Clausewitz?

5. What should military people do when they are not on the battlefield according to Clausewitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is friction according to Clausewitz?

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

3. What does Clausewitz think of physical and moral components of an army?

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

5. What does Clausewitz says about great commanders?

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

7. What is just as important as physical fitness?

8. When do the hostilities end according to Clausewitz?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Clausewitz, once the expenditures of war go above that of the value and the objectives of the war, peace must follow. Why do you think a country could be compelled not to follow that rule? Use the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

What does Clausewitz say about officers in "On War"? Explain the contradiction of looking for the best officers, but only considering aristocrats for those positions and not from among the other 90% of the people. Use the text and secondary sources to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Clausewitz says that each side compels its opponent to follow suit until the extreme of force is reached. Do you think that that concept is still valid today? Analyze the yearly number of war victims in the last century to build your argument.

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