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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. More widely believed, even if incorrectly, is what legend?
(a) Wellington did not want to be a leader.
(b) Wellington adored his soldiers.
(c) Wellington detested his soldiers.
(d) Wellington feared his soldiers.

2. Keegan states that if there is any one historical document that details the Civil War in its entirety, that document would be what?
(a) The Letters of Abraham Lincoln.
(b) The Letters of U.S. Grant.
(c) The Personal Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln.
(d) The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.

3. Wellington chose to make plans and do what?
(a) Change the plans frequently.
(b) Ignore the plans.
(c) Whatever he could to avoid fighting a great battle.
(d) Attack quickly without thinking.

4. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.
(a) "A."
(b) "Some."
(c) "One."
(d) "The."

5. When ______________, Grant's colleague and friend, approached with the same thoughts of surrender, Grant's demeanor immediately showed his determination.
(a) Lee.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In ____________, Wellington was awarded with the Order of the Garter as well as a field marshal's baton.

2. By mid-afternoon on April 6, nearly _______________ of Grant's army had deserted their posts and waited for a chance to escape the battlefield.

3. 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).

4. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?

5. Where did Hitler spend much of his time during the war?

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