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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?
(a) The fact that he was more intelligent than other leaders.
(b) The fact that he was better educated than other leaders.
(c) The fact that the enemy factions were not united.
(d) The fact that the enemy factions were not trained.

2. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.
(a) Fairly strong.
(b) Weak.
(c) Hardly noticeable.
(d) Complete and total.

3. Alexander had a select infantry known as _______________, whose main job it was to surround and protect Alexander.
(a) The Body Guards.
(b) The Elite.
(c) The Secret Service.
(d) The Shield Bearers.

4. Included in Chapter Five are several photos and renderings of Grant, including a portrait and whose surrender at Vicksburg?
(a) Pemberton's.
(b) Lee's.
(c) Jackson's.
(d) Davis'.

5. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Aristotle have a long and irreversible impact on Alexander?

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

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

4. Grant received a bit of notoriety after a stint where?

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

(see the answer key)

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