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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who assassinated Philip?
(a) Antipater.
(b) A jealous former male lover.
(c) Parmenio.
(d) Cleopatra.

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

3. What was different between the way Alexander handled Miletus versus Thebes?
(a) Unlike Miletus, Alexander skipped Thebes over and did not enter it.
(b) Unlike Thebes, Alexander spared the people of Miletus.
(c) Unlike Thebes, Alexander skipped Miletus over and did not enter it.
(d) Unlike Miletus, Alexander spared the people of Thebes.

4. When did Alexander begin his war against the Persians?
(a) 117 AD.
(b) 315 BC.
(c) 348 BC.
(d) 334 BC.

5. What strategy did Philip use in 939 to defeat his enemy?
(a) He used ballista for the first time in a battle.
(b) He forced a land war, as opposed to a war on the sea.
(c) He forced a sea war, as opposed to a war on land.
(d) He married a rival queen to forge peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?

2. At what site did Alexander finally meet Darius himself in battle?

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

4. What was the Macedonian infantry known as?

5. Which BEST characterizes Olympias' relationship with Alexander?

(see the answer key)

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