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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. Why did many of the other soldiers view Wellington with some jealousy?
(a) He was the son of a duke.
(b) He was the son of a marginal lord.
(c) He was the king's nephew.
(d) He was very wealthy.

2. The ___________________ love drama and the theatre.
(a) Persians.
(b) Russians.
(c) Macedonians.
(d) Greeks.

3. Throughout Alexander's childhood, the boy was well educated in many areas suitable to a young royal. Alexander's education included learning to sing and play the lyre, hunt, ride, and to debate, and to appreciate epic poetry, mostly as it related to whom?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Homer.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Socrates.

4. 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 _______________.
(a) Mnemonic devices.
(b) Flash cards.
(c) Tutors.
(d) Technology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.

2. Alexander often used __________ to the point of detriment.

3. Once Wellington took the reins, he had participated in an average of how many battles per year, not counting the years taken off during peacetime or tending to other duties?

4. During the early morning hours, Wellington took time to write his dispatch, which would later appear in its entirety where?

5. Where did Wellington attend school?

(see the answer key)

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