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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action did Alexander take before and after crossing the Dardanelles River in the Persian campaign?
(a) He burned all the crops on the shores of the river.
(b) He murdered townspeople on either side of the river.
(c) He built altars to the gods.
(d) He ritualistically bathed the entire army.

2. In what financial state did Philip leave Macedonia when he died?
(a) Macedonia was left in a very prosperous state.
(b) Macedonia was barely making money.
(c) Macedonia was bankrupt, and citizens were fleeing the country.
(d) Philip died in debt.

3. How many troops did Alexander capture and enslave in the battle of Granicus River?
(a) Two thousand.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Ten thousand.

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

5. How could Macedonia be characterized prior to Philip's rule?
(a) Mystical and feared.
(b) Warlike and imperial.
(c) Peaceful and powerful.
(d) Weak and insignificant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer of 939, with what threat did Philip have to contend?

2. How many years did Alexander study with Aristotle?

3. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

4. Where was Alexander the Great born?

5. What military strategy did Philip innovate in his battle with the Illyrians?

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