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

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

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) General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Major.

4. Alexander wanted to go after and slay Darius, but what happened?
(a) Darius escaped.
(b) He was injured.
(c) Darius went into hiding.
(d) He was called away just long enough for the defeated ruler to escape.

5. Also included in the chapter are maps of which of Grant's conquests?
(a) At Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
(b) At Shiloh and Gettysburg.
(c) At Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
(d) At Shiloh and Vicksburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Technically, the victory in battle meant that Alexander was now what?

2. Lincoln recognized what in Grant?

3. Keegan states that if there is any one historical document that details the Civil War in its entirety, that document would be what?

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

5. 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.

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