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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. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Alexander offer Thebes amnesty?
(a) He demanded that all the men of Thebes be imprisoned.
(b) He demanded all religious iconography in the city to be destroyed.
(c) He demanded all of the city's gold reserves.
(d) He demanded that the leaders of the revolt surrender.

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

3. In which Egyptian city was Alexander proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Pelusium.
(d) Gaza.

4. What strategy did Alexander take in regards to Ambphi?
(a) He was nice and generous, as he needed their help.
(b) He crushed the city in a massacre.
(c) He recruited all the men of Ambphi into his army.
(d) He skipped the city over, for larger conquests.

5. Alexander believed which god was his true father?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hades.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which month did the battle of Gaugamela take place?

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

3. In what year was the battle of Pelium fought?

4. For his 336 BC to 335 BC military campaign, what kind of training did Alexander have his troops undergo?

5. What was Alexander's extent of knowledge of Indian geography, upon entering India?

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