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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. 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).
(a) An actor.
(b) An artist.
(c) A musician.
(d) A dancer.

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

3. The regiment in which Hitler served was filled with the type of people Hitler longed to be with but what?
(a) Whose circle he had not once been admitted into.
(b) Were afraid of him.
(c) Were too busy to include him.
(d) Did not understand him.

4. The Battle of Shiloh was a surprise to the northerners. Why?
(a) They did not know the country was in war.
(b) They were exhausted and poorly prepared.
(c) They did not know there was an army nearby.
(d) They were not very intelligent.

5. Hitler was well known for adopting the axiom of whom?
(a) Clausewitz.
(b) Schmidt.
(c) Müller.
(d) Klein.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Alexander's day, many men made their living by performing as what?

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

3. While Grant may have been surrounded by more than his share of ordinary men, there were at least two that stood out to the commander. They were Lieutenant Colonel Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant General, and ________________, Aide de Camp.

4. Overall, Hitler was considered to be a _______________ soldier.

5. Did Aristotle have a long and irreversible impact on Alexander?

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