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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Kaiser Wilhelm.
(b) George Washington's.
(c) King Richard's.
(d) Napoleon's.

2. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Poseidon.

3. 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) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Homer.
(d) Sophocles.

4. When was Alexander born?
(a) July 356 BC.
(b) July 365 BC.
(c) July 653 BC.
(d) July 635 BC.

5. 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) 14,000.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 140,000.

6. For how long did Alexander march?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) One year.
(d) Twenty years.

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

8. Did Aristotle have a long and irreversible impact on Alexander?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but only at first.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but not at first.

9. In ____________, Wellington was awarded with the Order of the Garter as well as a field marshal's baton.
(a) 1813.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1803.

10. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) MacMillon.
(c) Patton.
(d) Roosevelt.

11. Keegan outlines Wellington's daily schedule, which included just __________ hours of sleep and supreme focus.
(a) A couple of.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. More widely believed, even if incorrectly, is what legend?

2. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?

3. How was Alexander toward his men?

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

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.

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