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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The closest tally of battles and sieges reached included _____________ battles and eight sieges, not counting those Wellington participated in as a subordinate.
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

2. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?
(a) Of graduating from college.
(b) Of being married.
(c) Of being accepted by his military peers.
(d) Of becoming a military leader.

3. Many of the soldiers were considered to be ___________ by Alexander.
(a) Strangers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Family.

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

5. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?
(a) The Swedes.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Moghuls.

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

7. Unlike ________________, Wellington rode alongside his men as they charged into battle.
(a) Attila the Hun.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Grant.
(d) Alexander.

8. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) A couple of.

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

10. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) MacMillon.
(d) Patton.

11. What war did an uprising in Spain and Portugal against the French emperor later become?
(a) The Peninsular War.
(b) The Spanish Civil War.
(c) The European War.
(d) The English Civil War.

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

13. What was Alexander's preliminary goal during those years?
(a) To invade Persia.
(b) To invade China.
(c) To invade the Roman Empire.
(d) To invade Greece.

14. Alexander wanted to go after and slay Darius, but what happened?
(a) He was injured.
(b) Darius went into hiding.
(c) Darius escaped.
(d) He was called away just long enough for the defeated ruler to escape.

15. 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) Stockholm.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Paris.
(d) Frankfurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Wellington spend in India?

2. More widely believed, even if incorrectly, is what legend?

3. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?

4. Like many royals, Alexander had a tutor. Alexander's tutor of __________ years also happened to be a brilliant student of Plato's, a man named Aristotle.

5. How was Alexander toward his men?

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