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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hitler had served as a __________________, a front fighter, in World War I, wherein he was wounded three times.
(a) Frontheimer.
(b) Frontkampfer.
(c) Frankenkampfer.
(d) Frankenheimer.

2. 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) Go home.
(b) Take a break.
(c) Keep moving on.
(d) Strike again.

3. West Point would go on to graduate many notable people, including President Eisenhower, James McNeil Whistler, and __________________.
(a) Reba McIntyre.
(b) Bob Fosse.
(c) Jackson Pollock.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

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 Keegan states that if there is any one historical document that details the Civil War in its entirety, that document would be what?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

5. WWII would become what for Hitler?
(a) Revenge for the death of his mother.
(b) An exciting adventure.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) His re-creation of WWI, only with Germany arising victorious.

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

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

8. Was staying hidden terrible to Hitler?
(a) No, because he no longer wanted to be out in public.
(b) Yes, because he missed the attention from the crowds.
(c) Yes, because he wanted to be seen by his people.
(d) No, because he was ascinated by the machine that was the Catholic Church.

9. As a replacement for his presence, in what did Hitler engage?
(a) A strike.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) A television special.
(d) A film.

10. It was Grant's ____________________ that let people know he was a commander.
(a) Position in rank.
(b) Stature.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Wealth.

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

12. Hitler taunted who's ignorance of the Clausewitz work?
(a) His soldiers'.
(b) The Americans'.
(c) His generals'.
(d) The British's.

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

14. When ______________, Grant's colleague and friend, approached with the same thoughts of surrender, Grant's demeanor immediately showed his determination.
(a) Sherman.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Lee.

15. Hitler was well known for adopting the axiom of whom?
(a) Clausewitz.
(b) Müller.
(c) Schmidt.
(d) Klein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant received a bit of notoriety after a stint where?

2. By this time, assassination attempts had been made on Hitler's life, a fact that increased security _____________________ by staying hidden away.

3. Keegan details the progression of war and what is referred to as ______________________, noting the size of the armies of various countries.

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

5. The Battle of Shiloh was a surprise to the northerners. Why?

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