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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. When was Alexander born?
(a) July 653 BC.
(b) July 365 BC.
(c) July 356 BC.
(d) July 635 BC.

2. One of Wellington's aims upon his return home was to help save ______________, who had fallen into scandal.
(a) His brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

3. Wellington so impressed Castlereagh that the thirty-seven-year-old soldier was soon a trusted confidant and advisor on one military scheme after another. One of those schemes included keeping an eye on whose activities?
(a) King Richard's.
(b) Napoleon's.
(c) George Washington's.
(d) Kaiser Wilhelm.

4. The spears were ________________ feet long and quite heavy; therefore, they were not used in battle per se, although they might be seen on the periphery.
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

5. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.
(a) 13th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 20th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?

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

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

4. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?

5. Why did Olympias' and Philip's relationship fall apart?

(see the answer key)

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