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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant would be inaugurated as the __________________ president.
(a) Sixteenth.
(b) Eighteenth.
(c) Seventeenth.
(d) Nineteenth.

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

3. The closest tally of battles and sieges reached included _____________ battles and eight sieges, not counting those Wellington participated in as a subordinate.
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

4. Why did Grant did not approve of the tactics used regarding the Rio Grande venture?
(a) He saw the Americans as victims to the Mexican military.
(b) He saw the American role as an entity trying to pick a fight.
(c) He saw the Mexicans as very dangerous.
(d) He saw this venture as a waste of time and money.

5. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.
(a) Complete and total.
(b) Hardly noticeable.
(c) Weak.
(d) Fairly strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?

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.

3. More widely believed, even if incorrectly, is what legend?

4. The inner core of the army was __________________, comprised of about three thousand men, two thousand of which rode into Asia.

5. The author states that the only things that saved Wellington from sure death were his superior riding skills and the presence of __________________, his prize steed.

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