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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which year did the Persians capture Sidon from the Greeks?
(a) 202 BC.
(b) 345 BC.
(c) 114 AD.
(d) 785 BC.

3. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) Amnytas.
(b) Parmenio.
(c) Olympias.
(d) Demosthenes.

4. What kind of military leader was King Philip?
(a) He was a strict disciplinarian.
(b) He relied heavily on improvisation and instinct.
(c) He did not keep much of an army during his reign.
(d) He was a procrastinator who did not insist on high standards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the troops in an August 338 battle?

2. What monument was built in response to events after the battle of Chaeronaea?

3. Where was Alexander the Great born?

4. Who assassinated Philip?

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

(see the answer key)

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