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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first piece of news about Napoleon's attack on the Prussians reached Wellington while he was preparing to do what?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Plan an attack.
(d) Attend a ball.

2. 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.
(a) Americans.
(b) Persians.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Romans.

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

4. It was ______ months later before Alexander and Darius met again.
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

5. 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) 14,000.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 1,400,000.
(d) 140,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?

3. ___________________, a contemporary of Wellington's from Calcutta, described the man thus: "He was all life and spirits. In height he was about 5 feet 7 inches (in fact nearer 5 feet 10 inches) with a long pale face, a remarkably large aquiline nose, a clear blue eye and the blackest beard I ever saw" (p. 106).

4. Where did Wellington attend school?

5. Alexander wanted to go after and slay Darius, but what happened?

(see the answer key)

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