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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Overall, Hitler was considered to be a _______________ soldier.
(a) Poor.
(b) Scared.
(c) Poorly trained.
(d) Good and dedicated.

3. 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-third.
(b) One-fifth.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-half.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler believed the axiom meant that an army should first destroy his enemies in the field and then do what?

2. Lincoln recognized what in Grant?

3. Keegan compares West Point to the British ____________________ located in Woolwich and France's École de Génie at Mezières.

4. 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?

5. Although Hitler would serve ______________ years as high commander, it was not the man's first foray into the military arena.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Clausewitz? How was he misunderstood by Hitler?

2. Why is Chapter Six, "Hitler in Command", possibly the most important chapter in this book?

3. How was Hitler affected by World War I?

4. Describe the soldiers in Grant's army.

5. How did Grant receive some notoriety? How did he feel about how he got this notoriety?

6. Why might some factors regarding Hitler as a soldier have been overlooked?

7. Why did Hitler go into hiding? How did Hitler adapt to being in hiding?

8. How was Hitler helped in his plan to destroy Poland?

9. How did Hitler feel about his life? How might this have influenced decisions he made as a leader?

10. What did Grant think about the reason for the Civil War? Do you agree? Why or why not?

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