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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. Which nation did Russia decide to focus their efforts on first?
(a) Romania.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

2. "Limited aim" wars are most often employed by what types of military forces?
(a) Those with inferior numbers.
(b) Those without real coordinated leadership.
(c) Forces with no overall grand strategy.
(d) Modern armies.

3. What is a "wedge attack" intended to achieve?
(a) The separation of enemy forces.
(b) The diversion of resources away from the real attack.
(c) The wholesale destruction of enemy troops.
(d) The destruction of a fortified location.

4. In what way was Turkey exceptionally vulnerable?
(a) It could not sustain any attacks on its supplies or resources.
(b) It was vulnerable to amphibious assaults.
(c) Along its southern border.
(d) It has no air defenses at all and was vulnerable to bombing.

5. Clausewitz himself admitted that his books had what flaw?
(a) They were outdated.
(b) They were too complicated for most students of warfare.
(c) They were not complete.
(d) Some of them were written by other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author argues that the nature of strategy explains which of the following regarding how people change their opinions?

2. In general, the Germans avoided what strategic mistake?

3. How successful were the Turks in repelling allied attacks in their region?

4. What was one way that Hitler gained political ascendancy in Germany?

5. What is the most essential factor in concentrating forces?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How successful was Germany's expansion during the early parts of World War II? Why was this expansion eventually halted and reversed?

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

4. Why was Ludendorff mostly unable to enact indirect strategies throughout the war?

5. Describe the strategies used by the Turks during the First World War.

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

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

8. What was the state of strategy and tactics on the eastern front during the First World War?

9. What was the problem with Clausewitz's writings, and why did they have a negative impact on the first World War?

10. According to the author, what were some motivating factors behind writing this book?

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