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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. Hitler was by all accounts ______________ class man who was frustrated, unfulfilled and resentful with his life and its circumstances.
(a) A lower middle.
(b) A lower.
(c) An upper.
(d) An upper middle.

2. How long did Wellington spend in India?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Thirteen years.

3. What political was Grant a part of?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Green Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

4. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and __________________.
(a) Jackson Pollock.
(b) Reba McIntyre.
(c) Bob Fosse.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

5. Did Hitler occupy any of these grandiose lodgings?
(a) Yes, but rarely.
(b) Yes, all the time.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, sometimes.

Short Answer 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).

2. For how long did Alexander march?

3. Chapter seven, "Grant the Fighter", recalls what?

4. Wellington was eventually named the Commander-in-Chief of the British and ____________ forces, which sent him to Flanders.

5. The author quotes Grant as saying, "Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as soon as you can and _________________" (p. 195).

(see the answer key)

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