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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Hitler would serve ______________ years as high commander, it was not the man's first foray into the military arena.
(a) Four and a half.
(b) Six and a half.
(c) Five and a half.
(d) Three and a half.

2. Was the plan to destroy Poland before the English and French could intervene due to Hitler?
(a) No, not at all.
(b) No, not completely.
(c) Yes, completely.
(d) Yes, mostly.

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).
(a) Go home.
(b) Strike again.
(c) Keep moving on.
(d) Take a break.

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

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

6. Chapter seven, "Hitler and the Theatre of Leadership", discusses Hitler's ________________ that he would be able to command loyalty until death from the inner sanctum at the Forbidden City.
(a) Limited belief.
(b) Belief.
(c) Lack of belief.
(d) Strong belief.

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

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

9. Hitler had served as a __________________, a front fighter, in World War I, wherein he was wounded three times.
(a) Frontheimer.
(b) Frankenkampfer.
(c) Frankenheimer.
(d) Frontkampfer.

10. As a replacement for his presence, in what did Hitler engage?
(a) A television special.
(b) A film.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) A strike.

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

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

13. In a nutshell, Hitler saw war as what?
(a) Survival of the fittest.
(b) A challenge.
(c) Exciting.
(d) A necessary evil.

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

15. Chapter eight," Grant and American Democracy", details Grant's views on what?
(a) Human rights.
(b) The Founding Fathers.
(c) Slavery.
(d) The Constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler was well known for adopting the axiom of whom?

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

3. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.

4. 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.

5. Chapter six, " Grant on Campaign", discusses what?

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