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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. Chapter one, "Alexander the Great and Heroic Leadership," begins with Keegan comparing Alexander to Napoleon, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Prince Charles, Hitler and others. Does the author believe any of these leaders can compare to Alexander the Great?
(a) Yes, all of them.
(b) Yes, some of them.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, one of them.

2. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.
(a) Middle.
(b) Eldest.
(c) Youngest.
(d) Only.

3. The first piece of news about Napoleon's attack on the Prussians reached Wellington while he was preparing to do what?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Attend a ball.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Plan an attack.

4. Describe Olympias.
(a) Shy and quiet.
(b) Not demure or inexperienced.
(c) Demure and inexperienced.
(d) Cold-hearted and mean.

5. How did Wellington dress when going into battle?
(a) Like a French commanding officer.
(b) Like a commanding officer.
(c) Like a civilian.
(d) Like an American soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________________ love drama and the theatre.

2. 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.

3. In three years, Grant would be _______________ in Chief of the Armies of the United States; within seven years, Grant would be inaugurated as the eighteenth president.

4. One of Wellington's aims upon his return home was to help save ______________, who had fallen into scandal.

5. Did Hitler understood the axiom?

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