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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hitler taunted who's ignorance of the Clausewitz work?
(a) The British's.
(b) The Americans'.
(c) His generals'.
(d) His soldiers'.

2. How many thought that Grant would rise up through the ranks as he did?
(a) Many.
(b) Not many.
(c) Several dozen.
(d) Quite a few.

3. At best, Grant's troops could evade and stall until help arrived from another Union battalion located _________ miles away, a distance that would take half a day to cover.
(a) Four.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twenty-three.

4. The year was 1862, and Grant was serving as the Commander of the District of __________________.
(a) Southern Kentucky.
(b) Western Tennessee.
(c) Northern West Virginia.
(d) Eastern Indiana.

5. 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 Bonneville.
(b) Captain Boon.
(c) Captain Boners.
(d) Captain Brooke.

6. Lincoln recognized what in Grant?
(a) His will.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His skill.
(d) His fortitude.

7. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.
(a) "A."
(b) "The."
(c) "One."
(d) "Some."

8. Describe this person who wrote this axiom?
(a) He was a German professor.
(b) He was a German military leader during WWI.
(c) He was a member of the Nazi Party.
(d) He was a military historian and author of the 1812 essay titled, "Principles of War".

9. The United States only had _____________ thousand men compared to the two hundred thousand men in Britain's army.
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Sixteen.

10. Who failed to back up Poland, thereby sealing the country's fate?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

11. Where did Hitler spend much of his time during the war?
(a) In Belgium.
(b) In bleak surroundings and in mosquito-infested forests.
(c) In an apartment in Berlin.
(d) In large, beautiful lodgings.

12. Hitler believed the axiom meant that an army should first destroy his enemies in the field and then do what?
(a) Return home.
(b) Clean up the field.
(c) Occupy their capital.
(d) Burn the capital.

13. How does Grant believe the Civil War was best fought?
(a) When it was to balance out the economic differences between the north and the south.
(b) When it was to free the slaves.
(c) When it was to exacerbate the political differences between the north and the south.
(d) When it was to quell the growing political conflict throughout the country.

14. Chapter six, "Hitler in Command", may be the ____________ chapter in the text.
(a) Least important.
(b) Most unusual.
(c) Most important.
(d) Most boring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter seven, "Grant the Fighter", recalls what?

2. Was the plan to destroy Poland before the English and French could intervene due to Hitler?

3. The author quotes Grant as saying, "Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as soon as you can and _________________" (p. 195).

4. Keegan goes into detail about Grant's habits and methods as what?

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

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