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

2. How long did Gaza hold out against Alexander's pressure?
(a) One year.
(b) Two months.
(c) It immediately surrendered.
(d) Three days.

3. 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 that the leaders of the revolt surrender.
(d) He demanded all of the city's gold reserves.

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

5. 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 used only his most veteran warriors.
(d) He divided his army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alexander do to initially confuse the Indian army at the Jhelum River?

2. What was the ratio of Persians to Macedonians at Gaugamela?

3. Alexander led his army to which country in the summer of 331 BC?

4. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?

5. Who killed Amyntus and Caranus?

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