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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in the description of the scenery surrounding the shrine of Ammon?
(a) Wild berry bushes.
(b) Date palms.
(c) Olive trees.
(d) Desert oasis.

2. How was Ammon first depicted?
(a) As a ram.
(b) As a cow.
(c) As a walrus.
(d) As a bull.

3. How high are the earthworks that Alexander must build in his sieges against Gaza?
(a) Sixty feet.
(b) Thirty feet.
(c) Fifty feet.
(d) Forty feet.

4. How many Getae troops have gathered on the opposite bank of Pine Island as Alexander attempts to land?
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Forty thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Thirty thousand.

5. Which omen does Alexander pay attention to which leads him to render the Persian navy useless?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A lion.
(d) An eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which river does Alexander cross before defeating Bessus?

2. What slows Alexander down when he crosses the Syrian Gates on his way to Sochi?

3. Which one of the following is secured by the Macedonians while Alexander is at Soli?

4. According to the legend, what happens to a person if they can untie the knot at Gordium?

5. When is Philip of Macedon assassinated?

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