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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

3. Hitler believed that Germany could rise if only what?
(a) Poland was destroyed.
(b) It was given a second chance.
(c) The Jews were exterminated.
(d) The U.S. was destroyed.

4. What did Lincoln proclaim about Grant?
(a) The need for his intelligence.
(b) The need for his skills.
(c) The need for his fortitude.
(d) The need for this will.

5. One of the biggest benefits of Wellington's scarce idle time is what?
(a) The commander wrote a great deal.
(b) Not much is known about the commander.
(c) The commander never made mistakes.
(d) The commander could not get himself into trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. WWII would become what for Hitler?

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

3. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.

4. In three years, Grant would be _______________ in Chief of the Armies of the United States; within seven years, Grant would be inaugurated as the eighteenth president.

5. Overall, Hitler was considered to be a _______________ soldier.

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