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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. Alexander led his army to which country in the summer of 331 BC?
(a) Syria.
(b) Ionia.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Lepsis.

2. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Xerxes I.
(c) Memnon of Rhodes.
(d) Demosthenes.

3. In what year was the battle of Pelium fought?
(a) 480 BC.
(b) 335 BC.
(c) 128 AD.
(d) 320 BC.

4. What city state did Alexander attack in 336 BC as he pushed toward the Danube River?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Thrace.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Persia.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alexander believed which god was his true father?

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

3. How many people did Alexander massacre at Massago?

4. What was Thebes' immediate reaction to Alexander assuming the Macedonian throne?

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

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