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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a settlement after Issus, Darius offered to cede lands west of which river?
(a) Halys.
(b) Black.
(c) Ionian.
(d) Euphrates.

2. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?
(a) Apollonius.
(b) Memnon.
(c) Xerxes.
(d) Darius.

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

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

5. What kind of military leader was King Philip?
(a) He was a procrastinator who did not insist on high standards.
(b) He relied heavily on improvisation and instinct.
(c) He did not keep much of an army during his reign.
(d) He was a strict disciplinarian.

6. What military strategy did Philip innovate in his battle with the Illyrians?
(a) He used elephants in war for the first time.
(b) A slanted infantry line.
(c) Ranged combat with archers.
(d) Shields for the front line.

7. Who led the troops in an August 338 battle?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Philip only.
(c) Alexander only.
(d) Philip and Alexander.

8. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?
(a) Thebes' brokered a peace and became part of Alexander's kingdom.
(b) Thebes' citizens were massacred, but the city was left as a fortress.
(c) Thebes' citizens were massacred and the city was burned to the ground.
(d) The city was burned to the ground, but Alexander spared all its citizens.

9. Where was Alexander the Great born?
(a) Jhelum.
(b) Pella.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Athens.

10. 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 loathed his mother and much preferred his father.
(c) Alexander was jealous of his father's military conquests.
(d) Alexander was shy and unassuming, and cared little for glory.

11. Who was the mother of Alexander?
(a) Theta.
(b) Olympias.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Parmenia.

12. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?
(a) City leaders demanded that Alexander conquer their enemy, Thrace.
(b) City leaders demanded the surrender of two of Alexander's military leaders.
(c) City leaders demanded Alexander relinquish the Macedonian crown.
(d) City leaders demanded that their women survive unharmed.

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

14. What is the technical military term for a slanted infantry line, such as the one used at the battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) V-wing.
(b) Deferred.
(c) Robust.
(d) Refused.

15. In response to learning that Philip supported the Persians, what did the Greeks do?
(a) Sent men to rob Philip's palace.
(b) Arrested and tortured Philip.
(c) Tried to poison Philip.
(d) Arrested and tortured one of Philip's men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What regions was Macedonia divided into prior to Alexander's birth?

2. What made Tyre difficult to capture?

3. Which city refused to help Tyre in Alexander's siege?

4. What acted as a restraint on the power wielded by the King of Macedon?

5. After the battle of Granicus, Alexander established a base in what location?

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