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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. 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.

2. How much did Wellington leave to chance?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Almost everything.
(c) All aspects of battle.
(d) Some small details.

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

4. In ____________, Wellington was awarded with the Order of the Garter as well as a field marshal's baton.
(a) 1823.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1818.

5. Awards and titles were also lavished on Wellington by whom?
(a) The French and the Italians.
(b) The Spanish and Portuguese.
(c) The Portuguese and the French.
(d) The French and the Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Macedonian army was different from that of the _______________ in that it was essentially a militia in which the citizens had the right to bear arms.

2. Chapter six, " Grant on Campaign", discusses what?

3. At best, Grant's troops could evade and stall until help arrived from another Union battalion located _________ miles away, a distance that would take half a day to cover.

4. ___________________, a contemporary of Wellington's from Calcutta, described the man thus: "He was all life and spirits. In height he was about 5 feet 7 inches (in fact nearer 5 feet 10 inches) with a long pale face, a remarkably large aquiline nose, a clear blue eye and the blackest beard I ever saw" (p. 106).

5. It was ______ months later before Alexander and Darius met again.

(see the answer key)

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