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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Yes, all of them.
(b) Yes, some of them.
(c) Yes, one of them.
(d) No.

2. 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.

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

4. Alexander paid a visit to the Oracle and it was said that the Oracle referred to Alexander as the son of whom?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Philip.

5. One of the biggest benefits of Wellington's scarce idle time is what?
(a) The commander wrote a great deal.
(b) The commander never made mistakes.
(c) The commander could not get himself into trouble.
(d) Not much is known about the commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. The United States only had _____________ thousand men compared to the two hundred thousand men in Britain's army.

2. Grant received a bit of notoriety after a stint where?

3. Additionally, the men who were enlisted were mainly stationed on and around the __________________ River to protect trade and settlement routes.

4. It was shown that Grant realized his error pre-war when making the distinction between who?

5. Grant would be inaugurated as the __________________ president.

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