View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, pgs. 412-437.

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 divided his army.
(c) He had the leader assassinated.
(d) He used only his most veteran warriors.

2. After the battle of Granicus, Alexander established a base in what location?
(a) Ephesus.
(b) Gordium.
(c) Pelium.
(d) Pella.

3. At what age was Alexander appointed Regent of Macedonia?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

4. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?
(a) A quiet life involving religious contemplation.
(b) A male-dominated world of feasts and professional soldiers.
(c) A peasant life of hard work in the fields.
(d) A female-dominated world of waiting women and artists.

5. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?
(a) Alexander's own scouts reported Darius' troop movements.
(b) Captured Persian scouts confessed as much.
(c) He claimed to have a visit from his father, Zeus.
(d) Darius' consort betrayed his plans to Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the mother of Alexander?

2. How many years did Alexander study with Aristotle?

3. In January 330 BC, Alexander traveled to which city?

4. At what event was Philip assassinated?

5. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample