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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 automatic weapon.
(c) The rifle.
(d) The cannon.

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

3. Did Hitler understood the axiom?
(a) Almost.
(b) Yes.
(c) Mostly.
(d) No.

4. Chapter six, "Hitler in Command", may be the ____________ chapter in the text.
(a) Most boring.
(b) Most unusual.
(c) Least important.
(d) Most important.

5. 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 wealthy soldier and the poor soldier.
(c) The American soldier and the European soldier.
(d) The northerner and the southerner.

6. The United States only had _____________ thousand men compared to the two hundred thousand men in Britain's army.
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

7. Keegan goes into detail about Grant's habits and methods as what?
(a) A leader.
(b) A speaker.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A fighter.

8. Additionally, the men who were enlisted were mainly stationed on and around the __________________ River to protect trade and settlement routes.
(a) Hudson.
(b) Rio Grande.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Ohio.

9. Hitler's final words echoed the same things he had said at the onset of WWII in 1939, that he would ask no more of the German man than he would _________________.
(a) Give of himself.
(b) Give of the German man.
(c) Ask of others.
(d) Ask of his family.

10. 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.

11. In three years, Grant would be _______________ in Chief of the Armies of the United States; within seven years, Grant would be inaugurated as the eighteenth president.
(a) Commander.
(b) General.
(c) Major.
(d) Colonel.

12. Included in Chapter Five are several photos and renderings of Grant, including a portrait and whose surrender at Vicksburg?
(a) Lee's.
(b) Davis'.
(c) Jackson's.
(d) Pemberton's.

13. Grant, like many other commanders, was elected to head a recruiting committee for ___________.
(a) Gary.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Galena.

14. What did Lincoln proclaim about Grant?
(a) The need for his skills.
(b) The need for his intelligence.
(c) The need for his fortitude.
(d) The need for this will.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Did Hitler occupy any of these grandiose lodgings?

3. Western civilization considered WWI as ___________ war due to its impact on European culture and history as well as the mystery surrounding the war itself.

4. Grant's devotion to the U.S. was ______________________.

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

(see the answer keys)

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