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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Alexander study with Aristotle?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) One.
(d) Fourteen.

2. What acted as a restraint on the power wielded by the King of Macedon?
(a) He was not allowed to personally lead the army.
(b) He could be voted out by the Macedonian assembly.
(c) His wives were chosen by the Macedonian assembly.
(d) He could not engage in foreign policy decisions.

3. In what year was Alexander the Great born?
(a) 808 BC.
(b) 356 BC.
(c) 120 AD.
(d) 3 AD.

4. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?
(a) A quiet life involving religious contemplation.
(b) A male-dominated world of feasts and professional soldiers.
(c) A peasant life of hard work in the fields.
(d) A female-dominated world of waiting women and artists.

5. Which BEST characterizes Olympias' relationship with Alexander?
(a) She feared him and felt terrorized by him.
(b) The two were very close.
(c) She envied and hated Alexander.
(d) She never knew Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the troops in an August 338 battle?

2. What is the technical military term for a slanted infantry line, such as the one used at the battle of Chaeronaea?

3. What was the name of Philip's fifth wife?

4. What was the Macedonian infantry known as?

5. Mieza was known for what export?

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