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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. The author states that the only things that saved Wellington from sure death were his superior riding skills and the presence of __________________, his prize steed.
(a) Stockholm.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Paris.

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

3. Why was Grant chosen for his military appointment?
(a) For his political connections.
(b) For his involvement in the Mexican War.
(c) For his level of education received at West Point and his involvement in the Mexican War.
(d) For his level of education received at West Point.

4. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant would be inaugurated as the __________________ president.

2. 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.

3. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?

4. In three years, Grant would be _______________ in Chief of the Armies of the United States; within seven years, Grant would be inaugurated as the eighteenth president.

5. Wellington so impressed Castlereagh that the thirty-seven-year-old soldier was soon a trusted confidant and advisor on one military scheme after another. One of those schemes included keeping an eye on whose activities?

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