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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?
(a) Some.
(b) None.
(c) Very little.
(d) A great deal.
2. For how long did Alexander march?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) One year.
3. Even with _________________ soldiers, Darius was unable to outsmart Alexander, who perfectly executed a plan to attack Darius from the rear rather than wait to face the ruler head on at Cilicia.
(a) 140,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 1,400,000.
4. Alexander could, however, claim an abundance of natural resources, livestock, grains, and fertile lands. The latter was due in part to what?
(a) Fertile soil.
(b) Intelligent farming.
(c) Good elevation.
(d) The irrigation system installed by Philip.
5. It was ______ months later before Alexander and Darius met again.
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.
Short Answer Questions
1. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.
2. The inner core of the army was __________________, comprised of about three thousand men, two thousand of which rode into Asia.
3. How much did Wellington leave to chance?
4. 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?
5. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Wellington's dress during a battle. Why might he have dressed this way?
2. How was Alexander able to conquer Persia?
3. How was Wellington rewarded for his military success? Why was he rewarded in this way?
4. How was Wellington able to win the Battle of Waterloo? Could it have been won without him? Could it have been won without the aid of the Prussians? Why or why not?
5. Describe the army Alexander inherited from his father.
6. Why might the author use the word "abstractedly" to describe Wellington?
7. Describe Alexander's ten-year march. Why did he do this?
8. Overall, do you believe that Alexander was a great leader? Why or why not?
9. Describe Alexander's relationship with his men. What does this reveal about his character?
10. What did Castlereagh think of Wellington? Why? How did this affect Wellington?
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