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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. It was Grant's ____________________ that let people know he was a commander.
(a) Position in rank.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Stature.

2. How did Wellington dress when going into battle?
(a) Like a commanding officer.
(b) Like a civilian.
(c) Like a French commanding officer.
(d) Like an American soldier.

3. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?
(a) MacMillon.
(b) Patton.
(c) MacArthur.
(d) Roosevelt.

4. Chapter seven, "Grant the Fighter", recalls what?
(a) Grant's strong approach to battle.
(b) Grant's quiet approach to battle.
(c) Grant's unique approach to battle.
(d) Grant's unchanging approach to battle.

5. The spears were ________________ feet long and quite heavy; therefore, they were not used in battle per se, although they might be seen on the periphery.
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?

2. 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).

3. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?

4. What political was Grant a part of?

5. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.

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