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

2. At best, Grant's troops could evade and stall until help arrived from another Union battalion located _________ miles away, a distance that would take half a day to cover.
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eighteen.

3. Hitler was well known for adopting the axiom of whom?
(a) Klein.
(b) Müller.
(c) Clausewitz.
(d) Schmidt.

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

5. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.
(a) A couple of.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Keegan goes into detail about Grant's habits and methods as what?

2. Was staying hidden terrible to Hitler?

3. How close did Germany come to victory in WWI?

4. Was the plan to destroy Poland before the English and French could intervene due to Hitler?

5. Unlike ________________, Wellington rode alongside his men as they charged into battle.

(see the answer key)

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