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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Keegan, were all the leaders discussed earlier in this book heroic or unheroic?
(a) Yes.
(b) Heroic.
(c) Unheroic.
(d) No.

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

3. One of the biggest benefits of Wellington's scarce idle time is what?
(a) The commander wrote a great deal.
(b) The commander never made mistakes.
(c) The commander could not get himself into trouble.
(d) Not much is known about the commander.

4. Chapter seven, "Grant the Fighter", recalls what?
(a) Grant's quiet approach to battle.
(b) Grant's unchanging approach to battle.
(c) Grant's strong approach to battle.
(d) Grant's unique approach to battle.

5. Alexander the Great was what type of leader?
(a) An anti-heroic leader.
(b) A false heroic leader.
(c) A heroic leader.
(d) An un-heroic leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?

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

3. In what age did the author write this book?

4. Keegan compares West Point to the British ____________________ located in Woolwich and France's École de Génie at Mezières.

5. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.

(see the answer key)

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