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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. Philip had been married _________ times by the time he married OIympias and would marry another three times afterward, casting Olympias and the other wives aside as he tired of them.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

5. 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) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Olympias and Philip were a good match - passionate, loving, and committed by _____________________.

3. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?

4. For how long did Alexander march?

5. 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?

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