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

2. The spears were ________________ feet long and quite heavy; therefore, they were not used in battle per se, although they might be seen on the periphery.
(a) Five.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

3. Describe Olympias.
(a) Shy and quiet.
(b) Cold-hearted and mean.
(c) Demure and inexperienced.
(d) Not demure or inexperienced.

4. 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) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant, like many other commanders, was elected to head a recruiting committee for ___________.

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

3. What is the major difference between Wellington and Napoleon regarding battle?

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

5. While Grant may have been surrounded by more than his share of ordinary men, there were at least two that stood out to the commander. They were Lieutenant Colonel Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant General, and ________________, Aide de Camp.

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