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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Hitler occupy any of these grandiose lodgings?
(a) Yes, sometimes.
(b) Yes, all the time.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but rarely.

2. What the Kingdom of Macedon poor?
(a) No, it was the second wealthiest nation in the region.
(b) No, it was the wealthiest nation in the region.
(c) No, it was just not as rich as its neighbors and enemies.
(d) Yes.

3. It is surmised that both Wellington and Napoleon, uniquely adept at grasping higher learning concepts, may have been exposed to a classical learning technique that involved the use of _______________.
(a) Tutors.
(b) Flash cards.
(c) Mnemonic devices.
(d) Technology.

4. The ___________________ love drama and the theatre.
(a) Greeks.
(b) Persians.
(c) Macedonians.
(d) Russians.

5. Included in Chapter Five are several photos and renderings of Grant, including a portrait and whose surrender at Vicksburg?
(a) Davis'.
(b) Lee's.
(c) Jackson's.
(d) Pemberton's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How much did Wellington leave to chance?

4. When was Alexander born?

5. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.

(see the answer key)

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