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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alexander march through in his conquering Asian campaign?
(a) Volos.
(b) Naxos.
(c) Tarsus.
(d) Chlos.

2. What does Alexander do before engaging Darius?
(a) He threatens his troops.
(b) He questions his troops' loyalty.
(c) He gives his troops a speech.
(d) He jokes with his troops about the upcoming battle.

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

4. How do the Macedonians enter the second battle against Darius and the Persian army?
(a) They have more troops and are better armed.
(b) They are outnumbered, but are better armed.
(c) They are outnumbered and not as well armed.
(d) They have more troops, but are not as well armed.

5. Where does Alexander order his fleet to sail as he makes his way to Heliopolis?
(a) Giza.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Luxor.
(d) Thebes.

6. Where does Alexander dispatch his troops to retrieve Darius' treasure after the battle?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Saida.
(c) Tripoli.
(d) Latakia.

7. How many infantry does Alexander have when he begins his Asian campaign?
(a) Forty thousand.
(b) Thirty thousand.
(c) Twenty thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand.

8. Facing resistance from Glaucias, what town does Alexander attempt to take?
(a) Thasos.
(b) Ambracia.
(c) Maronea.
(d) Pelium.

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

10. Where is Alexander crowned the Pharaoh?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Luxor.
(d) Thebes.

11. What river is Thapsacus located near?
(a) The Euphrates.
(b) The Tigris.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The Atbara.

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

13. How many of Alexander's men are killed in the second battle with the Thracians?
(a) Sixty five.
(b) Seventy five.
(c) Forty five.
(d) Fifty five.

14. What other name is Arrian, the author, known as?
(a) Homer.
(b) Anacreon.
(c) Xenophon.
(d) Hesiod.

15. How many cavalry does Alexander have when he makes his way to Pine Island?
(a) Eighteen hundred.
(b) Fifteen hundred.
(c) Seventeen hundred.
(d) Sixteen hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide is the battlefield between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountains where Alexander and Darius meet?

2. How does Alexander react to the note of warning that he receives while he is ill?

3. In celebration of good news, what festivities does Alexander conduct?

4. Where does Alexander's first Asian battle take place?

5. Where does Alexander encounter Darius and his refortified army?

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