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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many of the soldiers were considered to be ___________ by Alexander.
(a) Strangers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Family.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Wellington was well known for having _____________ routine, which is credited for much of his success in planning campaigns.
(a) An unusual.
(b) An exciting.
(c) An unvarying.
(d) An often changing.

8. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, often.
(c) Yes, always.
(d) Yes, sometimes.

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

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

11. Unlike ________________, Wellington rode alongside his men as they charged into battle.
(a) Grant.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Attila the Hun.

12. 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) Kaiser Wilhelm.
(c) Napoleon's.
(d) George Washington's.

13. How did Wellington dress when going into battle?
(a) Like a commanding officer.
(b) Like a French commanding officer.
(c) Like a civilian.
(d) Like an American soldier.

14. The closest tally of battles and sieges reached included _____________ battles and eight sieges, not counting those Wellington participated in as a subordinate.
(a) Four.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

15. The author states that the only things that saved Wellington from sure death were his superior riding skills and the presence of __________________, his prize steed.
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Stockholm.
(c) Copenhagen.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.

4. When was Alexander born?

5. During the early morning hours, Wellington took time to write his dispatch, which would later appear in its entirety where?

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