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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Wellington leave to chance?

2. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.

3. Alexander paid a visit to the Oracle and it was said that the Oracle referred to Alexander as the son of whom?

4. How did Wellington dress when going into battle?

5. One of the biggest benefits of Wellington's scarce idle time is what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Wellington do when the French set fire to the chateau at Hougomont? Why did he do this?

3. Describe Alexander's parents' personalities and relationship.

4. To whom does Keegan compare Alexander the Great in Chapter One? What is the outcome of this comparison?

5. Describe the army Alexander inherited from his father.

6. How was Alexander able to conquer Persia?

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

8. Why was, and is, it important for a leader to have good oration skills?

9. Describe Alexander's education.

10. How does Alexander look as he rides into battle? Why is this important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Macedonia had an abundance of natural resources.

Part 1) What did Macedonia lack? How did this affect Alexander and his people? How did Alexander make up for what his nation was lacking?

Part 2) What resources did the other nations described in this book have? What were they lacking? How did their leaders use these resources? How did they deal with what was lacking?

Part 3) What resources does our own country have? What are we lacking? What is done with the resources we have? How do we deal with what we are lacking? Do you believe our country manages our resources effectively? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author believes it is not desirable for a leader to storm in and take command, at least not without the acceptance of his or her people.

Part 1) Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Did citizens in the past want their leaders to take control? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why does the author believe the view of the leader should change in the nuclear age? If it were not the nuclear age, does the author believe there would be nothing wrong with a leader coming in and taking charge? Explain.

Part 3) Do you believe that by listening to the citizens, a leader could make better decisions regarding the nation as a whole? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The leaders discussed in this book had a variety of military strategies.

Part 1) Choose four leaders to analyze. Describe each leader's military strategies. How effective were these strategies? How do these strategies reflect each leader's personalities?

Part 2) How important was the technology at the time, the size of the military, and the abilities of the enemy to the leaders' strategies?

Part 3) What factors might influence a leader's strategies and tactics today? How do these factors compare to factors in the past?

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