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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, On Strategy in General : Chapter 1, Strategy, Morality & Military Virtues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Book 7 "On Attack" seen by Clausewitz?
(a) A conclusion.
(b) The counter part of Book 6, "On Defense."
(c) The introduction to Book 8, "War-Plans."
(d) An independent book in the series.

2. What does Clausewitz tell the reader is better than reading and learning about war strategy from books?
(a) Experience.
(b) Luck.
(c) Learning abroad.
(d) Learning under a good commander.

3. How does Clausewitz define the nature of war at the beginning of Book 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Simple and changeable.
(b) Simple and strict.
(c) Complex and strict.
(d) Complex and changeable.

4. What does Clausewitz say armies were like after the advent of tactics?
(a) Effective fighting forces.
(b) Barely effective.
(c) Sending one wave after the other.
(d) Automata.

5. What are Clausewitz views on fear in Book 2, Chapter 3?
(a) It should be mastered by soldiers.
(b) It is a good condition to put the enemy in.
(c) A large army is less prone to it.
(d) It should be ignored are irrelevant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clausewitz qualify the task of creating a scientific theory for the conduct of war?

2. Who does Clausewitz say fares best at war with the consequences of friction?

3. How does Clausewitz sees the first 6 books he wrote in his notes?

4. What controls the strategist according to Clausewitz?

5. What does Clausewitz say was setup as a final arbiter of war in the former theory of the "art of war"?

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