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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What monument was built in response to events after the battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) The Hanging Gardens.
(b) The Philippians.
(c) The Alabaster Tower.
(d) The Great Library.

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

3. For his 336 BC to 335 BC military campaign, what kind of training did Alexander have his troops undergo?
(a) Naval warfare.
(b) Amphibious warfare.
(c) Mountain warfare.
(d) Desert warfare.

4. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?
(a) He was raised to respect and embrace the movement.
(b) He tolerated it only if he could use it to his advantage.
(c) He hated the notion, and worked against it at every turn.
(d) He was indifferent, since the movement did not affect him.

5. Which of the following was NOT captured by Alexander at Damascus?
(a) Relatives of Persian commanders.
(b) Ambassadors from Thebes and Sparta.
(c) The Persian royal treasure.
(d) Darius' bride Stateira.

6. At what event was Philip assassinated?
(a) A peace negotiation.
(b) A speech to the Macedonian assembly.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A battle.

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

8. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Amnytas.
(c) Olympias.
(d) Demosthenes.

9. What was the outcome of the Battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) Philip fought to an unsatisfying standstill.
(b) Philip did not win, but importantly he managed to destroy the Athenian navy.
(c) Philip was soundly defeated.
(d) Philip won a decisive victory.

10. Where did Darius offer a settlement to Alexander after the battle of Issus?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Sidon.
(c) Marathos.
(d) Tyre.

11. Who did Alexander send to Damascus for the Persian royal treasure?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Hephaestion.
(c) Ada.
(d) Memnon.

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

13. While sieging Tyre, Alexander traveled to which city for reinforcements and his warships?
(a) Athens.
(b) Sidon.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Pella.

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

15. After Issus, Darius supplied the king of which territory with Persian ships?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Ionia.
(c) Thessaly.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alexander deal with the Gordian Knot?

2. Why was Philip interested in the region of Mt. Pangaeus?

3. What military strategy did Philip innovate in his battle with the Illyrians?

4. Mieza was known for what export?

5. In a settlement after Issus, Darius offered to cede lands west of which river?

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