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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 army did Clausewitz join to continue fighting his favorite enemy?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

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

3. What general feeling should a good general give according to Clausewitz?
(a) Respect.
(b) Fear.
(c) Danger.
(d) Self confidence.

4. What does the new political landscape contemporary to Clausewitz create for countries according to Clausewitz?
(a) High fear.
(b) Lower sensitivity.
(c) Low sense of responsibility.
(d) Heightened sensitivity.

5. What does Clausewitz call part of a full scope war that sees several tactical engagements in Book 5, Chapter 2?
(a) Small wars.
(b) Military campaigns.
(c) Engagements groups.
(d) Skirmishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should follow the attack on a well maintained defensive position according to Clausewitz?

2. How does Clausewitz characterize harboring reserve troops when they should be used to their fullest?

3. Why is the offensive party's line of thinking only concerned with the attack according to Clausewitz?

4. What relationship does Clausewitz emphasize in Book 6, Chapter 2?

5. What building does Clausewitz says is highly desirable for an army to have during the first half of the 19th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the focus of every nation according to Clausewitz?

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

3. Why did the Jews, in the example given by Clausewitz to illustrate his vision on holding terrain, not form a strong country?

4. Why should one always keep a reserve according to Clausewitz?

5. What does Clausewitz say about position and waiting?

6. What is the theatre of operation according to Clausewitz?

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

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

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

10. What does Clausewitz say of the attack strength?

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