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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. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

2. 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.
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Four.

3. One man referred to Grant as being _______________.
(a) Vicious.
(b) Undramatic.
(c) Dramatic.
(d) Strange.

4. To what did the French set fire?
(a) A textiles plant.
(b) A chateau.
(c) A barn.
(d) A large business.

5. What ideas of Wellington impressed Castlereagh?
(a) Protecting Spain with naval power.
(b) Protecting Portugal with naval power.
(c) Protecting France with naval power.
(d) Protecting Portugal with air power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unlike ________________, Wellington rode alongside his men as they charged into battle.

2. How did Wellington dress when going into battle?

3. 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.

4. Wellington was eventually named the Commander-in-Chief of the British and ____________ forces, which sent him to Flanders.

5. 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.

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