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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 is the most essential factor in concentrating forces?
(a) Maintaining the chain of command.
(b) Hiding the concentration from the enemy.
(c) Keeping communications open.
(d) Providing ample supplies.

2. "National object" is best defined as the final goal in what field?
(a) Policy.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Tactics.
(d) Grand strategy.

3. How were Arab nations vulnerable during the First World War?
(a) They had no real firearms.
(b) They could not afford much loss of manpower.
(c) Their supplies were extremely limited.
(d) They had almost no communication or chain of command.

4. About how many Russian soldiers died on the eastern front during the First World War?
(a) Two-hundred thousand.
(b) Five-hundred thousand.
(c) One million.
(d) One-hundred thousand.

5. Which war did Clausewitz's writings have a major impact on?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Crimean War.
(d) The American Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forces are usually drawn into the "horns of a dilemma" in what way?

2. What is the purpose of strategy?

3. How did Hitler's military achievements match up against those of Napoleon's?

4. Which of the following did Clausewitz see himself as?

5. Overall, what was the state of Hitler's grand strategy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the principle of flexibility?

2. What is the typical result of careless concentration of forces?

3. What challenge did Germany face in fighting in Russian territory?

4. What did Germany need in order to become secure and peacefully end the war?

5. How did Hitler gain the loyalty and trust of his subordinates?

6. What was unusual about Hitler's preparations for war?

7. What is a wedge attack, what is it used for and how is it countered?

8. How does the nature and purpose of strategy relate to people's unwillingness to be convinced of a point contrary to their own beliefs?

9. What are the important strategic differences between large and small armies.

10. What causes generals to overstep the bounds of "limited aim" warfare?

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