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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. How close did Germany come to victory in WWI?
(a) Somewhat close.
(b) Not close at all.
(c) Not very close.
(d) Very close.

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

3. 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 development.
(b) The military population expansion.
(c) The military population explosion.
(d) The military population growth.

4. Keegan compares West Point to the British ____________________ located in Woolwich and France's École de Génie at Mezières.
(a) Royal School.
(b) Military Institute.
(c) Military Academy.
(d) Royal Military Academy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Also included in the chapter are maps of which of Grant's conquests?

3. While Grant may have been surrounded by more than his share of ordinary men, there were at least two that stood out to the commander. They were Lieutenant Colonel Rawlins, Assistant Adjutant General, and ________________, Aide de Camp.

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. Where did Hitler spend much of his time during the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Hitler's early military experience.

3. What was the myth regarding Hitler's war-time lodgings? Was this myth true?

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

5. How does Grant's opinion of the progress of war compare to that of the other leaders mentioned? Why?

6. Describe the soldiers in Grant's army.

7. How did the northerners compare to the southerners?

8. Why might Grant not have wanted to surrender? What does this reveal about him?

9. Describe the prestige of West Point. Did this prestige help Grant in his career? Why or why not?

10. Why was it suggested that Grant surrender at the Battle of Shiloh?

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