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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. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Amnytas.
(c) Olympias.
(d) Demosthenes.

2. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Xerxes I.
(c) Memnon of Rhodes.
(d) Demosthenes.

3. Why did Alexander ultimately stop his push eastward into Arabia?
(a) He was told by prophets that further movement would end in disaster.
(b) He wished to settle down and raise a family with Roxanne.
(c) His mutinous troops forced him to stop.
(d) He became frightened, because legend told of an end to the world.

4. Who led the Indian army that opposed Alexander in India?
(a) Oxyartes.
(b) Bessus.
(c) Darius.
(d) Porus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Thebes' immediate reaction to Alexander assuming the Macedonian throne?

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

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

4. How long did Gaza hold out against Alexander's pressure?

5. After Massago, what action did Alexander take with his army?

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