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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. 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.

2. Keegan details the progression of war and what is referred to as ______________________, noting the size of the armies of various countries.

3. 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.

4. One man referred to Grant as being _______________.

5. Hitler had served as a __________________, a front fighter, in World War I, wherein he was wounded three times.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Hitler's impact on and relationship with his soldiers?

3. How did the northerners compare to the southerners?

4. Describe the soldiers in Grant's army.

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

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

7. What is Grant's military philosophy?

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

9. How was Hitler affected by World War I?

10. How did Grant realize an error pre-war regarding his men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author spends a great deal of time detailing the daily routines of several leaders.

Part 1) Describe these daily routines. What is revealed about these leaders? Why is this information important to the author?

Part 2) What do many of the leaders' daily routines have in common? What does this reveal about these leaders? What might this reveal about many or most leaders?

Part 3) Describe your own daily routine. How does it compare to the daily routines of the leaders in this book? What does your daily routine reveal about you?

Essay Topic 2

The leaders in this book had differing relationships with their men.

Part 1) How did these leaders feel about their men? How did these feelings influence their behavior toward their soldiers?

Part 2) Do you believe that a leader should trust his or her soldiers? Why or why not? Should a leader physically lead his or her army? Why or why not?

Part 3) What do you believe is the attitude of the U.S. military leaders toward their soldiers today? Why do you believe this? Does this attitude toward the American soldier today differ from the past? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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