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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Darius' death, whom did Alexander appoint as satrap?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Satibarzanes.
(c) Bessus.
(d) Hephaestion.

2. What was the attitude of Alexander's army after the battle of Gaugamela?
(a) The army wished to strike for more pay.
(b) Alexander had to kill dozens of mutinous soldiers.
(c) Many wanted to return to Macedonia.
(d) Many were completely willing to travel into the Indian subcontinent.

3. What was the name of Philip's fifth wife?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Sharonia.
(c) Helen.
(d) Olympias.

4. Alexander believed which god was his true father?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hades.

5. What political deal did Alexander strike with queen Ada in Allinda?
(a) He agreed to marry her, so that he might become the leader of Allinda.
(b) He agreed to keep all of her city officials in place, in exchange for her naming him as her successor.
(c) He exiled her, rather than executing her outright.
(d) He supported her in regaining her position in exchange for her naming him as her successor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What regions was Macedonia divided into prior to Alexander's birth?

2. How did Darius of Persia respond to the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?

3. Where was Alexander the Great born?

4. When Alexander separated his troops after Massago, where did he send the troops he would not be leading?

5. How did the Persian empire prepare for a planned invasion of the Greek mainland around 334 BC?

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