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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, pgs. 379-412.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what land did Alexander plan travel to after India?
(a) Greece.
(b) China.
(c) Arabia.
(d) Macedonia.

2. What strategy did Alexander take in regards to Ambphi?
(a) He crushed the city in a massacre.
(b) He recruited all the men of Ambphi into his army.
(c) He was nice and generous, as he needed their help.
(d) He skipped the city over, for larger conquests.

3. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Alexander offer Thebes amnesty?
(a) He demanded that all the men of Thebes be imprisoned.
(b) He demanded that the leaders of the revolt surrender.
(c) He demanded all religious iconography in the city to be destroyed.
(d) He demanded all of the city's gold reserves.

4. What was Alexander's extent of knowledge of Indian geography, upon entering India?
(a) He had no knowledge of Indian geography.
(b) He claimed to have been divinely told about Indian geography, angering his troops.
(c) Aristotle had taught him about the major geographical features of India.
(d) Having traveled there twice in the past, he was quite knowledgeable about Indian geography.

5. What was the ratio of Persians to Macedonians at Gaugamela?
(a) Five to One.
(b) One-hundred to One.
(c) One to One.
(d) One to Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alexander do to initially confuse the Indian army at the Jhelum River?

2. In which month did the battle of Gaugamela take place?

3. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?

4. How did Darius of Persia respond to the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?

5. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?

(see the answer key)

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