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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, pgs. 461 - 488.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Persian empire prepare for a planned invasion of the Greek mainland around 334 BC?
(a) Darius fired Memnon in order to personally lead the troops.
(b) Darius married Ada to force a political/military alliance.
(c) Memnon captured Athens to use as a base of operations.
(d) Memnon began capturing islands off the coast.

2. Where did Alexander travel after Gaugamela?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Macedonia.
(c) Athens.
(d) Ionia.

3. What was different between the way Alexander handled Miletus versus Thebes?
(a) Unlike Miletus, Alexander spared the people of Thebes.
(b) Unlike Thebes, Alexander spared the people of Miletus.
(c) Unlike Thebes, Alexander skipped Miletus over and did not enter it.
(d) Unlike Miletus, Alexander skipped Thebes over and did not enter it.

4. Which of the following statements is true of Alexander as a boy?
(a) Alexander never held grudges, and was always quick to forgive.
(b) Alexander was jealous of his father's military conquests.
(c) Alexander was shy and unassuming, and cared little for glory.
(d) Alexander loathed his mother and much preferred his father.

5. Why were troops concerned with actions Alexander took in Opis in 324 BC?
(a) They believed Alexander was going to make another push for the Indian Ocean.
(b) They believed Alexander was a god who was angry with them.
(c) They believed Alexander was going to abandon them by establishing a capital in Macedonia.
(d) They believed Alexander was going to establish a capital in Persia rather than Macedonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of military leader was King Philip?

2. At Chenab, what warning did a soothsayer have for Alexander?

3. After Massago, what action did Alexander take with his army?

4. What was the outcome of the Battle of Chaeronaea?

5. Why was Darius murdered?

(see the answer key)

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