4. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Sixteen.

5. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?
(a) MacMillon.
(b) Patton.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) MacArthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What the Kingdom of Macedon poor?

2. ___________________, a contemporary of Wellington's from Calcutta, described the man thus: "He was all life and spirits. In height he was about 5 feet 7 inches (in fact nearer 5 feet 10 inches) with a long pale face, a remarkably large aquiline nose, a clear blue eye and the blackest beard I ever saw" (p. 106).

3. Where did Wellington attend school?

4. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.

5. Describe Olympias.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Castlereagh think of Wellington? Why? How did this affect Wellington?

2. How was Wellington able to win the Battle of Waterloo? Could it have been won without him? Could it have been won without the aid of the Prussians? Why or why not?

3. Describe Wellington's dress during a battle. Why might he have dressed this way?

4. Why might the author use the word "abstractedly" to describe Wellington?

5. How did Wellington treat his men? What might this reveal about him?

6. How does Wellington's war record and number of battles compare to Alexander the Great's?

7. In Chapter Two, "Wellington the Man," what does the author reiterate? Why?

8. How was Alexander's melodramatic personality both a help and a hindrance?

9. Describe Alexander's education.

10. Describe Alexander's ten-year march. Why did he do this?

(see the answer keys)

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