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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, pg. 270-298.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alexander learn from a messenger on his way to Sousa?
(a) Darius had regathered his forces there.
(b) Philoxenus had failed to capture Sousa, and was routed.
(c) His mother had fallen gravely ill.
(d) Sousa had already fallen to Philoxenus.

2. What action did Alexander take in the Persian campaign in regards to the town of Lampsacus?
(a) He hired many mercenaries from the town.
(b) He took money from the town in order to leave it alone.
(c) He razed the town to the ground.
(d) He sold all of the town's men into slavery.

3. Which of the following statements is true of Alexander as a boy?
(a) Alexander was jealous of his father's military conquests.
(b) Alexander never held grudges, and was always quick to forgive.
(c) Alexander was shy and unassuming, and cared little for glory.
(d) Alexander loathed his mother and much preferred his father.

4. After Persepolis, to what city did Alexander travel?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Jhelum.
(c) Ecbatana.
(d) Pella.

5. What order did Alexander give when his army reached Persepolis?
(a) He was accepted peacefully, and there was no bloodshed or plundering.
(b) He left the city to his generals, who failed to capture it.
(c) He allowed his army to sack the city and kill all males.
(d) He went around the city, avoiding it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?

2. In what financial state did Philip leave Macedonia when he died?

3. What did Alexander and his army build in order to lay siege to Tyre?

4. What made Tyre difficult to capture?

5. What was the name of the capital of Macedonia?

(see the answer key)

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