View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, pgs. 379-412.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?
(a) Alexander's own scouts reported Darius' troop movements.
(b) Darius' consort betrayed his plans to Alexander.
(c) Captured Persian scouts confessed as much.
(d) He claimed to have a visit from his father, Zeus.

2. What was the ratio of Persians to Macedonians at Gaugamela?
(a) Five to One.
(b) One to One.
(c) One to Five.
(d) One-hundred to One.

3. On what island did Alexander build the city of Alexandria?
(a) Ionia.
(b) Tyre.
(c) Pharos.
(d) Sicily.

4. What strategy did Alexander use to defeat the Indian army?
(a) He used complex siege tactics with catapults and trebuchets.
(b) He had the leader assassinated.
(c) He divided his army.
(d) He used only his most veteran warriors.

5. What was Thebes' immediate reaction to Alexander assuming the Macedonian throne?
(a) They openly accepted Alexander as their king.
(b) They expelled Alexander's troops from the city.
(c) They kidnapped Alexander's mother Olympias.
(d) They tried to bribe members of the Macedonian assembly to depose Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city state did Alexander attack in 336 BC as he pushed toward the Danube River?

2. In which Egyptian city was Alexander proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt?

3. What strategy did Alexander take in regards to Ambphi?

4. Who was the leader of Gaza when Alexander arrived at the city?

5. How many people did Alexander massacre at Massago?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 270 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample