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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 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) Stockholm.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Copenhagen.

2. To what did the French set fire?
(a) A barn.
(b) A chateau.
(c) A large business.
(d) A textiles plant.

3. In ____________, Wellington was awarded with the Order of the Garter as well as a field marshal's baton.
(a) 1818.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1803.

4. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?
(a) Very little.
(b) A great deal.
(c) Some.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexander could, however, claim an abundance of natural resources, livestock, grains, and fertile lands. The latter was due in part to what?

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

3. Olympias and Philip were a good match - passionate, loving, and committed by _____________________.

4. What ideas of Wellington impressed Castlereagh?

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

(see the answer key)

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