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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alexander was seriously wounded in what Indian battle?
(a) Kandahar.
(b) Hindu Kush.
(c) Jhelum River.
(d) The citadel of Chenab.

2. How did the ethnic makeup of Alexander's army change by the time he entered India?
(a) There were more pureblood Greeks, and less mixed-breed slaves.
(b) There were more Africans, and less Persians.
(c) There were more Macedonians, and less Persians.
(d) There were more Persians, and less Macedonians.

3. What was Alexander's extent of knowledge of Indian geography, upon entering India?
(a) He had no knowledge of Indian geography.
(b) Aristotle had taught him about the major geographical features of India.
(c) He claimed to have been divinely told about Indian geography, angering his troops.
(d) Having traveled there twice in the past, he was quite knowledgeable about Indian geography.

4. Why did Alexander travel down the Ravi River in Chenab?
(a) To escape hostile Indian troops.
(b) He was scouting with his advanced scouts.
(c) As a sort of honeymoon trip with Roxanne.
(d) To convince his soldiers he was not dead.

5. In January 324 BC, Alexander left for which territory?
(a) Persepolis.
(b) Arabia.
(c) China.
(d) Macedonia.

6. What did Alexander do to initially confuse the Indian army at the Jhelum River?
(a) He showed only a portion of his army, and kept the majority of the army hidden from view.
(b) He made the Indian army leader believe the gods were against him.
(c) He paraded a group of elephants to show the Indian army leader he had an army of elephants.
(d) He let conflicting intelligence about his movements reach the Indian army leader.

7. Why was Darius murdered?
(a) Darius was murdered in a ransom gone wrong.
(b) Darius was murdered in a fit of blind rage.
(c) Darius was murdered by the citizens of Persepolis as revenge for the city's sacking.
(d) Darius was murdered so that Alexander could not capture him and have an orderly succession.

8. About how long did Alexander wage war overall?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Nineteen years.
(d) Twenty-five years.

9. What role did Alexander envision his Successors would have?
(a) They would be officers in his army.
(b) They would travel back to Athens to teach philosophy and science.
(c) They would be mayors of the various cities he conquered.
(d) They would battle to become king after he died.

10. What promise did Alexander make to the citizens of Babylon when entering the city?
(a) He promised to kill three men for every one man who resisted.
(b) He promised to restore their god.
(c) He promised to exempt them from taxation.
(d) He promised to restore Darius to the Persian throne.

11. What challenge did Alexander have to overcome at Jhelum River?
(a) The fact that most of his army abandoned him.
(b) A great heat wave.
(c) His enemy's formidable war elephants.
(d) Extremely uncertain footing on the banks of the river.

12. After Persepolis, to what city did Alexander travel?
(a) Jhelum.
(b) Ecbatana.
(c) Pella.
(d) Sparta.

13. Who were the satraps?
(a) Local governors in the Persian empire.
(b) Greek senators.
(c) A group of seers.
(d) Expert Persian swordsmen.

14. Why didn't Alexander spend much time in Ecbatana?
(a) He was in hot pursuit of Parmenio.
(b) He was in hot pursuit of Darius.
(c) He had to attend to a revolt in Macedonia.
(d) He was driven out by its citizens.

15. What was the name of Alexander's treasurer?
(a) Oxyartes.
(b) Harpalus.
(c) Hephaestion.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What initially prevented Alexander from pursuing Bessus after Alexander executed Parmenio?

2. What did Alexander learn from a messenger on his way to Sousa?

3. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?

4. What happened with Alexander and his troops at Chenab?

5. How did Bessus die?

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