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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Wellington attend school?
(a) Eton.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Cambridge.

2. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?
(a) Of graduating from college.
(b) Of being accepted by his military peers.
(c) Of being married.
(d) Of becoming a military leader.

3. Wellington so impressed Castlereagh that the thirty-seven-year-old soldier was soon a trusted confidant and advisor on one military scheme after another. One of those schemes included keeping an eye on whose activities?
(a) Kaiser Wilhelm.
(b) George Washington's.
(c) Napoleon's.
(d) King Richard's.

4. Why did many of the other soldiers view Wellington with some jealousy?
(a) He was the son of a duke.
(b) He was very wealthy.
(c) He was the king's nephew.
(d) He was the son of a marginal lord.

5. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?
(a) Some.
(b) Very little.
(c) None.
(d) A great deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.

2. WWII would become what for Hitler?

3. It was shown that Grant realized his error pre-war when making the distinction between who?

4. Hitler was one of the most __________________ leaders of his or any other time.

5. In a nutshell, Hitler saw war as what?

(see the answer key)

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