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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) Darius' consort betrayed his plans to Alexander.
(b) Alexander's own scouts reported Darius' troop movements.
(c) Captured Persian scouts confessed as much.
(d) He claimed to have a visit from his father, Zeus.

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

3. When Alexander separated his troops after Massago, where did he send the troops he would not be leading?
(a) Back to Macedonia.
(b) Through the Khyber Pass.
(c) To Arabia.
(d) North to Russia.

4. How did Darius of Persia respond to the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) He supported it, because he was a staunch ally of Thebes.
(b) He did not support it, preferring to let the Greeks handle their own affairs.
(c) He did not support it, and tried to conquer the city himself.
(d) He supported it, knowing that it would stall Alexander from invading Persia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Alexander offer Thebes amnesty?

2. What was NOT one of the actions Alexander took after his father was murdered?

3. After Tyre, all coastal cities fell to Alexander with the exception of which city?

4. On what island did Alexander build the city of Alexandria?

5. In the summer of 331 BC, where did Darius stage his army?

(see the answer key)

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