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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 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.
(a) Americans.
(b) Persians.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Romans.

2. Olympias and Philip were a good match - passionate, loving, and committed by _____________________.
(a) Choice and an arranged marriage.
(b) Choice, not by an arranged marriage.
(c) An arranged marriage, not by choice.
(d) Mutual hatred of the Persian emperor.

3. During the early morning hours, Wellington took time to write his dispatch, which would later appear in its entirety where?
(a) In the London Chronicle.
(b) In the Paris Post.
(c) In the London Times.
(d) In the New York Times.

4. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?
(a) Not completely.
(b) Yes.
(c) Mostly.
(d) No.

5. Once Wellington took the reins, he had participated in an average of how many battles per year, not counting the years taken off during peacetime or tending to other duties?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first piece of news about Napoleon's attack on the Prussians reached Wellington while he was preparing to do what?

2. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.

3. Why did Olympias' and Philip's relationship fall apart?

4. The closest tally of battles and sieges reached included _____________ battles and eight sieges, not counting those Wellington participated in as a subordinate.

5. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?

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