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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Included in Chapter Five are several photos and renderings of Grant, including a portrait and whose surrender at Vicksburg?
(a) Pemberton's.
(b) Davis'.
(c) Lee's.
(d) Jackson's.

2. What is the major difference between Wellington and Napoleon regarding battle?
(a) Napoleon was known for not having a real plan for his campaigns.
(b) Napoleon was known for having a real plan for his campaigns.
(c) Napoleon did not want to fight unless it was absolutely necessary.
(d) Napoleon was afraid to lead his men into battle.

3. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

4. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?
(a) None.
(b) Some.
(c) A great deal.
(d) Very little.

5. The inner core of the army was __________________, comprised of about three thousand men, two thousand of which rode into Asia.
(a) Cavalry Companions.
(b) Cavalier Company.
(c) Platoon leaders.
(d) Paratroopers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Olympias and Philip were a good match - passionate, loving, and committed by _____________________.

2. In three years, Grant would be _______________ in Chief of the Armies of the United States; within seven years, Grant would be inaugurated as the eighteenth president.

3. How many types of leadership does Keegan name?

4. By mid-afternoon on April 6, nearly _______________ of Grant's army had deserted their posts and waited for a chance to escape the battlefield.

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

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