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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At best, Grant's troops could evade and stall until help arrived from another Union battalion located _________ miles away, a distance that would take half a day to cover.
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-three.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

2. Hitler believed the axiom meant that an army should first destroy his enemies in the field and then do what?
(a) Occupy their capital.
(b) Burn the capital.
(c) Return home.
(d) Clean up the field.

3. The author quotes Grant as saying, "Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as soon as you can and _________________" (p. 195).
(a) Strike again.
(b) Take a break.
(c) Keep moving on.
(d) Go home.

4. The year was 1862, and Grant was serving as the Commander of the District of __________________.
(a) Southern Kentucky.
(b) Western Tennessee.
(c) Eastern Indiana.
(d) Northern West Virginia.

5. Was the Blitzkrieg of Hitler's invention?
(a) Mostly.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not completely.
(d) No.

6. One man referred to Grant as being _______________.
(a) Undramatic.
(b) Dramatic.
(c) Strange.
(d) Vicious.

7. Also included in the chapter are maps of which of Grant's conquests?
(a) At Shiloh and Vicksburg.
(b) At Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
(c) At Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
(d) At Shiloh and Gettysburg.

8. By mid-afternoon on April 6, nearly _______________ of Grant's army had deserted their posts and waited for a chance to escape the battlefield.
(a) One-half.
(b) One-third.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-fifth.

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

10. 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) "The."
(b) "Some."
(c) "A."
(d) "One."

11. The army was down to about ________ thousand men.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

12. Keegan details the progression of war and what is referred to as ______________________, noting the size of the armies of various countries.
(a) The military population explosion.
(b) The military population expansion.
(c) The military population development.
(d) The military population growth.

13. The author says, "Few today think of Hitler as a soldier. But it was as a soldier, quite as much as a politician or ____________ - the strangest of his delusions - that he thought of himself" (p. 235).
(a) A musician.
(b) An artist.
(c) A dancer.
(d) An actor.

14. Keegan states that if there is any one historical document that details the Civil War in its entirety, that document would be what?
(a) The Letters of Abraham Lincoln.
(b) The Personal Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln.
(c) The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant.
(d) The Letters of U.S. Grant.

15. Why did Grant did not approve of the tactics used regarding the Rio Grande venture?
(a) He saw the Americans as victims to the Mexican military.
(b) He saw the American role as an entity trying to pick a fight.
(c) He saw the Mexicans as very dangerous.
(d) He saw this venture as a waste of time and money.

Short Answer Questions

1. When ______________, Grant's colleague and friend, approached with the same thoughts of surrender, Grant's demeanor immediately showed his determination.

2. Hitler was one of the most __________________ leaders of his or any other time.

3. Did Hitler occupy any of these grandiose lodgings?

4. In a nutshell, Hitler saw war as what?

5. The regiment in which Hitler served was filled with the type of people Hitler longed to be with but what?

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