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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Alexander the Great born?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Athens.
(c) Jhelum.
(d) Pella.

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

3. What was the main weapon of the Macedonian infantry under King Philip?
(a) Sarissa.
(b) Javelin.
(c) Double-bladed axe.
(d) Short sword.

4. In the summer of 939, with what threat did Philip have to contend?
(a) The possibility of city states joining forces to invade Macedonia.
(b) The possibility that Olympias would have him murdered.
(c) A great famine which swept Macedonia.
(d) An insurrection on the part of the Macedonian assembly.

5. At what event was Philip assassinated?
(a) A battle.
(b) A peace negotiation.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A speech to the Macedonian assembly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

2. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?

3. In response to learning that Philip supported the Persians, what did the Greeks do?

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

5. Who assassinated Philip?

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