The Mask of Command Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

John Keegan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Mask of Command Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

John Keegan
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Bonneville.
(d) Captain Boners.

2. 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) Napoleon's.
(c) George Washington's.
(d) King Richard's.

3. The Battle of Shiloh was a surprise to the northerners. Why?
(a) They were not very intelligent.
(b) They did not know the country was in war.
(c) They did not know there was an army nearby.
(d) They were exhausted and poorly prepared.

4. Alexander could, however, claim an abundance of natural resources, livestock, grains, and fertile lands. The latter was due in part to what?
(a) Good elevation.
(b) The irrigation system installed by Philip.
(c) Intelligent farming.
(d) Fertile soil.

5. Who is John Keegan?
(a) An American military historian.
(b) An English military historian.
(c) A German military historian.
(d) An Australian military historian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Keegan states that if there is any one historical document that details the Civil War in its entirety, that document would be what?

2. 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.

3. Keegan compares West Point to the British ____________________ located in Woolwich and France's École de Génie at Mezières.

4. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.

5. How many types of leadership does Keegan name?

(see the answer key)

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