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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. 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.
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Paris.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Stockholm.

2. Alexander often used __________ to the point of detriment.
(a) Fear.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Love.
(d) Guilt.

3. In three years, Grant would be _______________ in Chief of the Armies of the United States; within seven years, Grant would be inaugurated as the eighteenth president.
(a) Commander.
(b) Major.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

4. Additionally, the men who were enlisted were mainly stationed on and around the __________________ River to protect trade and settlement routes.
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Hudson.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Rio Grande.

5. 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).
(a) Keep moving on.
(b) Go home.
(c) Take a break.
(d) Strike again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Alexander toward his men?

2. What war did an uprising in Spain and Portugal against the French emperor later become?

3. It is surmised that both Wellington and Napoleon, uniquely adept at grasping higher learning concepts, may have been exposed to a classical learning technique that involved the use of _______________.

4. The Macedonian army was different from that of the _______________ in that it was essentially a militia in which the citizens had the right to bear arms.

5. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.

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