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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. Grant received a bit of notoriety after a stint where?
(a) In Europe.
(b) Along the Mississippi.
(c) Out west.
(d) Near the Mexican border.

2. Chapter six, "Hitler in Command", may be the ____________ chapter in the text.
(a) Most important.
(b) Most boring.
(c) Least important.
(d) Most unusual.

3. What technological advancement was important during the American Revolution, the Peninsular War, and at Waterloo? This proves that military progress is inevitable.
(a) The rifle.
(b) The automatic weapon.
(c) The tank.
(d) The cannon.

4. It was shown that Grant realized his error pre-war when making the distinction between who?
(a) The American soldier and the European soldier.
(b) The man who volunteered to enlist and the man who served as a soldier during peacetime.
(c) The northerner and the southerner.
(d) The wealthy soldier and the poor soldier.

5. In ____________, Wellington was awarded with the Order of the Garter as well as a field marshal's baton.
(a) 1823.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1818.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who failed to back up Poland, thereby sealing the country's fate?

2. Wellington chose to make plans and do what?

3. Technically, the victory in battle meant that Alexander was now what?

4. 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.

5. Hitler was well known for adopting the axiom of whom?

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