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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. By mid-afternoon on April 6, nearly _______________ of Grant's army had deserted their posts and waited for a chance to escape the battlefield.

2. What did Lincoln proclaim about Grant?

3. Hitler was one of the most __________________ leaders of his or any other time.

4. Keegan goes into detail about Grant's habits and methods as what?

5. Keegan states that if there is any one historical document that details the Civil War in its entirety, that document would be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Grant's military philosophy?

2. How did the results of World War I affect World War II?

3. Why was World War I called "the" war?

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

5. Describe Hitler's early military experience.

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

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

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

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

10. How did the northerners compare to the southerners?

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

Alexander inherited his father's army.

Part 1) Describe the Macedonian army. How did it compare to other armies of its day? How does it compare to modern armies?

Part 2) How was the size and skill of this army both a benefit and a detriment to Alexander? How are modern day armies also beneficial and detrimental?

Part 3) How did Alexander treat the men in his army? What does this reveal about him? How does his treatment of his men compare to the treatment of the soldiers by other leaders described in this book? How are our own military personnel treated today? How important is the relationship between a leader and his or her followers? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

"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?

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