2. Wellington was eventually named the Commander-in-Chief of the British and ____________ forces, which sent him to Flanders.
(a) Dutch-Belgian.
(b) Dutch-Swedish.
(c) Dutch-Norwegian.
(d) Dutch-German.

3. ___________________, a contemporary of Wellington's from Calcutta, described the man thus: "He was all life and spirits. In height he was about 5 feet 7 inches (in fact nearer 5 feet 10 inches) with a long pale face, a remarkably large aquiline nose, a clear blue eye and the blackest beard I ever saw" (p. 106).
(a) Gregory Elson.
(b) Gary Ellerton.
(c) Geoffrey Elton.
(d) George Elers.

4. When did Wellington come alive in his military career?
(a) While in military school.
(b) Before his military stint in India.
(c) After the Battle of Waterloo.
(d) After his military stint in India.

5. Like many royals, Alexander had a tutor. Alexander's tutor of __________ years also happened to be a brilliant student of Plato's, a man named Aristotle.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

6. 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) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

7. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-one.

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

9. Alexander wanted to go after and slay Darius, but what happened?
(a) He was called away just long enough for the defeated ruler to escape.
(b) Darius escaped.
(c) Darius went into hiding.
(d) He was injured.

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

11. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.
(a) Youngest.
(b) Middle.
(c) Eldest.
(d) Only.

12. One of Wellington's aims upon his return home was to help save ______________, who had fallen into scandal.
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His sister.

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

14. Wellington so impressed Castlereagh that the thirty-seven-year-old soldier was soon a trusted confidant and advisor on one military scheme after another. One of those schemes included keeping an eye on whose activities?
(a) King Richard's.
(b) George Washington's.
(c) Kaiser Wilhelm.
(d) Napoleon's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The spears were ________________ feet long and quite heavy; therefore, they were not used in battle per se, although they might be seen on the periphery.

2. What the Kingdom of Macedon poor?

3. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.

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

5. Did Aristotle have a long and irreversible impact on Alexander?

(see the answer keys)

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