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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Hitler would serve ______________ years as high commander, it was not the man's first foray into the military arena.
(a) Three and a half.
(b) Six and a half.
(c) Five and a half.
(d) Four and a half.

2. What technological advancement was important during the American Revolution, the Peninsular War, and at Waterloo? This proves that military progress is inevitable.
(a) The tank.
(b) The rifle.
(c) The automatic weapon.
(d) The cannon.

3. Hitler was one of the most __________________ leaders of his or any other time.
(a) Fearless.
(b) Unintelligent.
(c) Commanding.
(d) Happy.

4. When did things change for Grant?
(a) When the Union attacked the Rebels at Fort Sumter.
(b) After the initial attack on Fort Sumter.
(c) When Texas seceded.
(d) When Virginia left the Union.

5. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.
(a) "One."
(b) "A."
(c) "The."
(d) "Some."

6. It was shown that Grant realized his error pre-war when making the distinction between who?
(a) The man who volunteered to enlist and the man who served as a soldier during peacetime.
(b) The northerner and the southerner.
(c) The wealthy soldier and the poor soldier.
(d) The American soldier and the European soldier.

7. Where did Hitler spend much of his time during the war?
(a) In Belgium.
(b) In an apartment in Berlin.
(c) In large, beautiful lodgings.
(d) In bleak surroundings and in mosquito-infested forests.

8. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.
(a) Weak.
(b) Fairly strong.
(c) Hardly noticeable.
(d) Complete and total.

9. The only surviving letter of Hitler's from World War I recounts an attack involving the 16th Bavarian Reserve in an attack at Ypres in what year?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1915.

10. Hitler erected more than _____________ wartime lodgings.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twelve.

11. Keegan points out that there are some factors overlooked or glossed over by many _____________________ regarding Hitler's early war experiences.
(a) American historians.
(b) Military leaders.
(c) Germans.
(d) Historians and biographers.

12. The Battle of Shiloh was a surprise to the northerners. Why?
(a) They did not know the country was in war.
(b) They were exhausted and poorly prepared.
(c) They were not very intelligent.
(d) They did not know there was an army nearby.

13. Did Hitler occupy any of these grandiose lodgings?
(a) Yes, all the time.
(b) Yes, sometimes.
(c) Yes, but rarely.
(d) No.

14. On what did Clausewitz focus?
(a) The end of the battle.
(b) Occupation of the capital.
(c) The reparations that must take place after a battle.
(d) The battlefield.

15. In a nutshell, Hitler saw war as what?
(a) Exciting.
(b) A challenge.
(c) A necessary evil.
(d) Survival of the fittest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter six, " Grant on Campaign", discusses what?

2. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and __________________.

3. Keegan dispels what myth of Hitler's?

4. Chapter six, "Hitler in Command", may be the ____________ chapter in the text.

5. How does Grant believe the Civil War was best fought?

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