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

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

3. Was the plan to destroy Poland before the English and French could intervene due to Hitler?

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. It was Grant's ____________________ that let people know he was a commander.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the soldiers in Grant's army.

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

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

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

6. Describe Hitler's early military experience.

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

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

9. How did Grant's approach to battle compare to Alexander's?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

We are living in a nuclear age.

Part 1) How have we come to live in the nuclear age? Do you believe this could have been predicted one hundred years ago? Why or why not?

Part 2) Are our leaders today better at listening to their citizens? Can communication be improved between U.S. leaders and citizens as well as between world leaders? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) Do you believe the nuclear age will end? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

"Hitler in Command" may be the most important chapter in this book.

Part 1) Summarize this chapter. Why might it be the most important? What does this say about Hitler?

Part 2) How much of Hitler's power was his own doing and how much had to do with the environment in which he was living?

Part 3) Could a Hitler-type leader ever emerge in our own culture? Why or why not? Could the U.S. citizens avoid being attracted to such a leader? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Alexander had great orations skills.

Part 1) Describe the speaking skills of all the leaders discussed in this book. Overall, do they have effective speaking and communication skills? Explain.

Part 2) Is the ability to speak well important for a leader? Why or why not? Are our leaders today great speakers? Explain.

Part 3) What other skills are necessary for a leader to be successful? What lesser skills are also useful for a leader to have? Why?

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