View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?
(a) Of being married.
(b) Of graduating from college.
(c) Of being accepted by his military peers.
(d) Of becoming a military leader.

2. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?
(a) Yes, often.
(b) Yes, always.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, sometimes.

3. What war did an uprising in Spain and Portugal against the French emperor later become?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) The Peninsular War.
(c) The English Civil War.
(d) The European War.

4. Like many royals, Alexander had a tutor. Alexander's tutor of __________ years also happened to be a brilliant student of Plato's, a man named Aristotle.
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was Alexander toward his men?

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 _______________.

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

5. What was Alexander's preliminary goal during those years?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 231 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample