1. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eighteen.

2. How long did Wellington spend in India?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Thirteen years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

3. What ideas of Wellington impressed Castlereagh?
(a) Protecting France with naval power.
(b) Protecting Portugal with naval power.
(c) Protecting Portugal with air power.
(d) Protecting Spain with naval power.

4. Even with _________________ soldiers, Darius was unable to outsmart Alexander, who perfectly executed a plan to attack Darius from the rear rather than wait to face the ruler head on at Cilicia.
(a) 140,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 1,400,000.
(d) 1,400.

5. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?
(a) The fact that he was more intelligent than other leaders.
(b) The fact that the enemy factions were not trained.
(c) The fact that the enemy factions were not united.
(d) The fact that he was better educated than other leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wellington so impressed Castlereagh that the thirty-seven-year-old soldier was soon a trusted confidant and advisor on one military scheme after another. One of those schemes included keeping an eye on whose activities?

2. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?

3. Wellington had first witnessed warfare in _________ in Holland.

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

5. When was Alexander born?

(see the answer key)

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