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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wellington chose to make plans and do what?
(a) Change the plans frequently.
(b) Ignore the plans.
(c) Whatever he could to avoid fighting a great battle.
(d) Attack quickly without thinking.

2. It is surmised that both Wellington and Napoleon, uniquely adept at grasping higher learning concepts, may have been exposed to a classical learning technique that involved the use of _______________.
(a) Flash cards.
(b) Tutors.
(c) Mnemonic devices.
(d) Technology.

3. How much did Wellington leave to chance?
(a) Some small details.
(b) All aspects of battle.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Almost everything.

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

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

6. Alexander could, however, claim an abundance of natural resources, livestock, grains, and fertile lands. The latter was due in part to what?
(a) Good elevation.
(b) The irrigation system installed by Philip.
(c) Intelligent farming.
(d) Fertile soil.

7. 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.

8. 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) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

9. How was Alexander toward his men?
(a) Neutral and fair.
(b) Mean and hateful.
(c) Generous and caring.
(d) Cold and uncaring.

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

11. Alexander had a select infantry known as _______________, whose main job it was to surround and protect Alexander.
(a) The Elite.
(b) The Secret Service.
(c) The Body Guards.
(d) The Shield Bearers.

12. What was Alexander's preliminary goal during those years?
(a) To invade Persia.
(b) To invade Greece.
(c) To invade China.
(d) To invade the Roman Empire.

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

14. One of the main benefits of battle for Wellington was what?
(a) The fact that he was more intelligent than other leaders.
(b) The fact that the enemy factions were not trained.
(c) The fact that the enemy factions were not united.
(d) The fact that he was better educated than other leaders.

15. Why did Olympias' and Philip's relationship fall apart?
(a) Philip had lost all of his wealth.
(b) He had an affair.
(c) She fell in love with another man.
(d) He was preoccupied with politics and war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.

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

3. Why did many of the other soldiers view Wellington with some jealousy?

4. How long did Wellington spend in India?

5. The author states that Alexander was deeply affected by two things during his childhood - his love of Homer's epic poetry and the extreme and eccentric beliefs of whom?

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