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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. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.
(a) 20th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 7th.

2. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?
(a) Mostly.
(b) No.
(c) Not completely.
(d) Yes.

3. Alexander paid a visit to the Oracle and it was said that the Oracle referred to Alexander as the son of whom?
(a) Philip.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Poseidon.

4. Many of the soldiers were considered to be ___________ by Alexander.
(a) Strangers.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Friends.
(d) Family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wellington come alive in his military career?

2. It was shown that Grant realized his error pre-war when making the distinction between who?

3. The author says, "Few today think of Hitler as a soldier. But it was as a soldier, quite as much as a politician or ____________ - the strangest of his delusions - that he thought of himself" (p. 235).

4. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?

5. Chapter seven, "Hitler and the Theatre of Leadership", discusses Hitler's ________________ that he would be able to command loyalty until death from the inner sanctum at the Forbidden City.

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