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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The most important battle of Wellington's life would turn out to be the __________ day battle at Waterloo.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. How did Wellington dress when going into battle?
(a) Like a commanding officer.
(b) Like an American soldier.
(c) Like a French commanding officer.
(d) Like a civilian.

3. When was Alexander born?
(a) July 365 BC.
(b) July 356 BC.
(c) July 653 BC.
(d) July 635 BC.

4. Did Hitler understood the axiom?
(a) No.
(b) Almost.
(c) Yes.
(d) Mostly.

5. On what did Clausewitz focus?
(a) The battlefield.
(b) The end of the battle.
(c) The reparations that must take place after a battle.
(d) Occupation of the capital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter one, "Alexander the Great and Heroic Leadership," begins with Keegan comparing Alexander to Napoleon, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Prince Charles, Hitler and others. Does the author believe any of these leaders can compare to Alexander the Great?

2. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?

3. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?

4. How did the nuclear age begin?

5. 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 _______________.

(see the answer key)

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