1. Did Aristotle have a long and irreversible impact on Alexander?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but not at first.
(c) Yes, but only at first.
(d) Yes.

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

3. Alexander paid a visit to the Oracle and it was said that the Oracle referred to Alexander as the son of whom?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Philip.

4. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.
(a) Youngest.
(b) Only.
(c) Eldest.
(d) Middle.

5. The inner core of the army was __________________, comprised of about three thousand men, two thousand of which rode into Asia.
(a) Cavalier Company.
(b) Cavalry Companions.
(c) Paratroopers.
(d) Platoon leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________________, 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).

2. Wellington was eventually named the Commander-in-Chief of the British and ____________ forces, which sent him to Flanders.

3. How was Alexander toward his men?

4. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.

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

(see the answer key)

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