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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) He was injured.
(c) Darius went into hiding.
(d) Darius escaped.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Eighteen.

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

13. To what did the French set fire?
(a) A textiles plant.
(b) A barn.
(c) A large business.
(d) A chateau.

14. Aristotle would become known as one of the world's most brilliant philosophers and the founding father of ___________.
(a) Globalization.
(b) Umpiricism.
(c) Empiricism.
(d) Democracy.

15. 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.
(b) 140,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 1,400,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the biggest benefits of Wellington's scarce idle time is what?

2. The French were determined to throw a web of alliances over the principalities as a sign of allegiance to whom?

3. What was the name of Alexander's famous horse?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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