1. Grant would be inaugurated as the __________________ president.
(a) Sixteenth.
(b) Seventeenth.
(c) Eighteenth.
(d) Nineteenth.

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

3. When ______________, Grant's colleague and friend, approached with the same thoughts of surrender, Grant's demeanor immediately showed his determination.
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Lee.

4. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hercules.
(d) Zeus.

5. For how long did Alexander march?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that Alexander was deeply affected by two things during his childhood - his love of Homer's epic poetry and the extreme and eccentric beliefs of whom?

2. The ___________________ love drama and the theatre.

3. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and __________________.

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

5. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?

(see the answer key)

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