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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Even with _________________ soldiers, Darius was unable to outsmart Alexander, who perfectly executed a plan to attack Darius from the rear rather than wait to face the ruler head on at Cilicia.
(a) 1,400,000.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 140,000.
(d) 14,000.

4. 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.

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

6. What ideas of Wellington impressed Castlereagh?
(a) Protecting Spain with naval power.
(b) Protecting France with naval power.
(c) Protecting Portugal with naval power.
(d) Protecting Portugal with air power.

7. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Five.

8. Describe Olympias.
(a) Demure and inexperienced.
(b) Cold-hearted and mean.
(c) Shy and quiet.
(d) Not demure or inexperienced.

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

10. Throughout Alexander's childhood, the boy was well educated in many areas suitable to a young royal. Alexander's education included learning to sing and play the lyre, hunt, ride, and to debate, and to appreciate epic poetry, mostly as it related to whom?
(a) Homer.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Sophocles.

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

12. 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) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

13. In Alexander's day, many men made their living by performing as what?
(a) Orators.
(b) Athletes.
(c) Dancers.
(d) Singers.

14. 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 adored his soldiers.
(d) Wellington detested his soldiers.

15. Wellington had first witnessed warfare in _________ in Holland.
(a) 1479.
(b) 1749.
(c) 1497.
(d) 1794.

Short Answer Questions

1. What staff training existed in Wellington's day?

2. Where did Wellington attend school?

3. Alexander could, however, claim an abundance of natural resources, livestock, grains, and fertile lands. The latter was due in part to what?

4. Alexander wanted to go after and slay Darius, but what happened?

5. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?

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