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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. Why was Grant chosen for his military appointment?
(a) For his level of education received at West Point and his involvement in the Mexican War.
(b) For his level of education received at West Point.
(c) For his political connections.
(d) For his involvement in the Mexican War.

2. Keegan goes into detail about Grant's habits and methods as what?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A fighter.
(c) A leader.
(d) A speaker.

3. The army was down to about ________ thousand men.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

5. By mid-afternoon on April 6, nearly _______________ of Grant's army had deserted their posts and waited for a chance to escape the battlefield.
(a) One-third.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-fifth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler taunted who's ignorance of the Clausewitz work?

2. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and __________________.

3. 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.

4. Included in Chapter Five are several photos and renderings of Grant, including a portrait and whose surrender at Vicksburg?

5. Did Hitler understood the axiom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hitler's early military experience.

2. How did Hitler feel about his life? How might this have influenced decisions he made as a leader?

3. Describe the soldiers in Grant's army.

4. How was Hitler helped in his plan to destroy Poland?

5. How did the results of World War I affect World War II?

6. How did the northerners compare to the southerners?

7. Why was it suggested that Grant surrender at the Battle of Shiloh?

8. Why is Chapter Six, "Hitler in Command", possibly the most important chapter in this book?

9. Who was Clausewitz? How was he misunderstood by Hitler?

10. What was the myth regarding Hitler's war-time lodgings? Was this myth true?

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