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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. The author states that the only things that saved Wellington from sure death were his superior riding skills and the presence of __________________, his prize steed.
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Paris.
(c) Stockholm.
(d) Frankfurt.

2. Keegan outlines Hitler's strategies and includes pertinent information from various sources, including notes from a conference in ___________________.
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Munich.
(c) Rastenburg.
(d) Berlin.

3. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?
(a) Mostly.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Not completely.

4. Lincoln recognized what in Grant?
(a) His intelligence.
(b) His will.
(c) His fortitude.
(d) His skill.

5. While Grant may have been surrounded by more than his share of ordinary men, there were at least two that stood out to the commander. They were Lieutenant Colonel Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant General, and ________________, Aide de Camp.
(a) Captain Boon.
(b) Captain Brooke.
(c) Captain Boners.
(d) Captain Bonneville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?

2. To what did the French set fire?

3. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.

4. Who failed to back up Poland, thereby sealing the country's fate?

5. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?

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