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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. One of Wellington's aims upon his return home was to help save ______________, who had fallen into scandal.
(a) His uncle.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

2. Keegan details Hitler's early years in the __________________ regiment, where he would receive his military training.
(a) German.
(b) Germanic.
(c) Bavarian.
(d) Munich.

3. Alexander often used __________ to the point of detriment.
(a) Love.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Fear.
(d) Guilt.

4. Wellington was well known for having _____________ routine, which is credited for much of his success in planning campaigns.
(a) An often changing.
(b) An exciting.
(c) An unvarying.
(d) An unusual.

5. 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, one of them.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, some of them.
(d) Yes, all of them.

Short Answer 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.

2. When was Alexander born?

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?

4. Also included in the chapter are maps of which of Grant's conquests?

5. How many thought that Grant would rise up through the ranks as he did?

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