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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the outcome of the Battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) Philip did not win, but importantly he managed to destroy the Athenian navy.
(b) Philip was soundly defeated.
(c) Philip fought to an unsatisfying standstill.
(d) Philip won a decisive victory.

2. Who was the mother of Alexander?
(a) Olympias.
(b) Parmenia.
(c) Ariadne.
(d) Theta.

3. What is the technical military term for a slanted infantry line, such as the one used at the battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) Deferred.
(b) V-wing.
(c) Refused.
(d) Robust.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Philip's opinion of his son's ambition?

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

3. What was the name of Philip's fifth wife?

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

5. What important battle took place in August 338?

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