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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. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Sixteen.

2. During the early morning hours, Wellington took time to write his dispatch, which would later appear in its entirety where?
(a) In the London Chronicle.
(b) In the New York Times.
(c) In the London Times.
(d) In the Paris Post.

3. It was shown that Grant realized his error pre-war when making the distinction between who?
(a) The northerner and the southerner.
(b) The wealthy soldier and the poor soldier.
(c) The American soldier and the European soldier.
(d) The man who volunteered to enlist and the man who served as a soldier during peacetime.

4. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.
(a) Hardly noticeable.
(b) Complete and total.
(c) Fairly strong.
(d) Weak.

5. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.
(a) Only.
(b) Middle.
(c) Eldest.
(d) Youngest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did many of the other soldiers view Wellington with some jealousy?

2. Alexander had a select infantry known as _______________, whose main job it was to surround and protect Alexander.

3. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?

4. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.

5. ___________________, 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).

(see the answer key)

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