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

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

3. More widely believed, even if incorrectly, is what legend?
(a) Wellington feared his soldiers.
(b) Wellington did not want to be a leader.
(c) Wellington detested his soldiers.
(d) Wellington adored his soldiers.

4. One man referred to Grant as being _______________.
(a) Vicious.
(b) Dramatic.
(c) Strange.
(d) Undramatic.

5. What was the name of Alexander's famous horse?
(a) Bucephalas.
(b) Bucocrates.
(c) Beast.
(d) Belle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Macedonian army was different from that of the _______________ in that it was essentially a militia in which the citizens had the right to bear arms.

2. Keegan details Hitler's early years in the __________________ regiment, where he would receive his military training.

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. Describe this person who wrote this axiom?

5. Unlike ________________, Wellington rode alongside his men as they charged into battle.

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