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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following statements is true of Alexander as a boy?
(a) Alexander never held grudges, and was always quick to forgive.
(b) Alexander loathed his mother and much preferred his father.
(c) Alexander was jealous of his father's military conquests.
(d) Alexander was shy and unassuming, and cared little for glory.

5. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?
(a) A male-dominated world of feasts and professional soldiers.
(b) A peasant life of hard work in the fields.
(c) A female-dominated world of waiting women and artists.
(d) A quiet life involving religious contemplation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Alexander the Great born?

2. Why was the Persian invasion of Greece called off?

3. At what age was Alexander appointed Regent of Macedonia?

4. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

5. Mieza was known for what export?

(see the answer key)

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