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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. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?
(a) No.
(b) Not completely.
(c) Mostly.
(d) Yes.

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

3. ___________________, 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) Geoffrey Elton.
(b) Gary Ellerton.
(c) Gregory Elson.
(d) George Elers.

4. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?
(a) The Moghuls.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Swedes.
(d) The Chinese.

5. Was the plan to destroy Poland before the English and French could intervene due to Hitler?
(a) No, not completely.
(b) Yes, mostly.
(c) No, not at all.
(d) Yes, completely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter six, "Hitler in Command", may be the ____________ chapter in the text.

2. Keegan details the progression of war and what is referred to as ______________________, noting the size of the armies of various countries.

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

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

5. One man referred to Grant as being _______________.

(see the answer key)

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