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

2. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.
(a) Six.
(b) A couple of.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. ___________________, 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).
(a) Geoffrey Elton.
(b) Gregory Elson.
(c) George Elers.
(d) Gary Ellerton.

5. For how long did Alexander march?
(a) One year.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did the French set fire?

2. Where did Wellington attend school?

3. The author states that Alexander was deeply affected by two things during his childhood - his love of Homer's epic poetry and the extreme and eccentric beliefs of whom?

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

5. 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?

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