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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. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.
(a) "The."
(b) "Some."
(c) "One."
(d) "A."

2. Why did many of the other soldiers view Wellington with some jealousy?
(a) He was the son of a duke.
(b) He was the king's nephew.
(c) He was very wealthy.
(d) He was the son of a marginal lord.

3. 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.

4. The only surviving letter of Hitler's from World War I recounts an attack involving the 16th Bavarian Reserve in an attack at Ypres in what year?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1913.

5. Like many royals, Alexander had a tutor. Alexander's tutor of __________ years also happened to be a brilliant student of Plato's, a man named Aristotle.
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Hitler would serve ______________ years as high commander, it was not the man's first foray into the military arena.

2. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?

3. The army was down to about ________ thousand men.

4. Grant received a bit of notoriety after a stint where?

5. On what did Clausewitz focus?

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