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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. 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.

2. In which month did the battle of Gaugamela take place?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) January.

3. How many people did Alexander massacre at Massago?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Seven thousand.
(c) He entered Massago peacefully.
(d) Forty thousand.

4. After Massago, what action did Alexander take with his army?
(a) He paid them to marry Massago women.
(b) He dismissed any man who did not believe in the mission.
(c) He split his army up.
(d) He executed the majority of his soldiers.

5. Alexander led his army to which country in the summer of 331 BC?
(a) Lepsis.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Ionia.
(d) Syria.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?

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

4. Alexander believed which god was his true father?

5. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?

(see the answer key)

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