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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 Olympias' and Philip's relationship fall apart?
(a) He was preoccupied with politics and war.
(b) She fell in love with another man.
(c) He had an affair.
(d) Philip had lost all of his wealth.

2. Unlike ________________, Wellington rode alongside his men as they charged into battle.
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Attila the Hun.
(d) Grant.

3. 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) Technology.
(c) Flash cards.
(d) Tutors.

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

5. Describe Olympias.
(a) Shy and quiet.
(b) Cold-hearted and mean.
(c) Not demure or inexperienced.
(d) Demure and inexperienced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the major difference between Wellington and Napoleon regarding battle?

2. One of the biggest benefits of Wellington's scarce idle time is what?

3. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.

4. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?

5. 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?

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