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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wellington was eventually named the Commander-in-Chief of the British and ____________ forces, which sent him to Flanders.
(a) Dutch-Swedish.
(b) Dutch-Belgian.
(c) Dutch-German.
(d) Dutch-Norwegian.

2. ___________________, a contemporary of Wellington's from Calcutta, described the man thus: "He was all life and spirits. In height he was about 5 feet 7 inches (in fact nearer 5 feet 10 inches) with a long pale face, a remarkably large aquiline nose, a clear blue eye and the blackest beard I ever saw" (p. 106).
(a) Gary Ellerton.
(b) Geoffrey Elton.
(c) George Elers.
(d) Gregory Elson.

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

4. In ____________, Wellington was awarded with the Order of the Garter as well as a field marshal's baton.
(a) 1813.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1818.

5. Philip had been married _________ times by the time he married OIympias and would marry another three times afterward, casting Olympias and the other wives aside as he tired of them.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

6. 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) 1,400.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 1,400,000.
(d) 140,000.

7. How much did Wellington leave to chance?
(a) All aspects of battle.
(b) Some small details.
(c) Almost everything.
(d) Nothing.

8. Olympias and Philip were a good match - passionate, loving, and committed by _____________________.
(a) Choice and an arranged marriage.
(b) An arranged marriage, not by choice.
(c) Choice, not by an arranged marriage.
(d) Mutual hatred of the Persian emperor.

9. What the Kingdom of Macedon poor?
(a) No, it was the wealthiest nation in the region.
(b) Yes.
(c) No, it was the second wealthiest nation in the region.
(d) No, it was just not as rich as its neighbors and enemies.

10. Awards and titles were also lavished on Wellington by whom?
(a) The Spanish and Portuguese.
(b) The French and the Spanish.
(c) The Portuguese and the French.
(d) The French and the Italians.

11. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

12. In Alexander's day, many men made their living by performing as what?
(a) Athletes.
(b) Dancers.
(c) Orators.
(d) Singers.

13. One of Wellington's aims upon his return home was to help save ______________, who had fallen into scandal.
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

14. When did Wellington come alive in his military career?
(a) While in military school.
(b) After his military stint in India.
(c) After the Battle of Waterloo.
(d) Before his military stint in India.

15. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?
(a) Yes, sometimes.
(b) Yes, always.
(c) Yes, often.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Macedonian army was different from that of the _______________ in that it was essentially a militia in which the citizens had the right to bear arms.

2. How was Alexander toward his men?

3. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?

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?

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