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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Philip when Alexander first led the troops, quelling a rebellion?
(a) Involved in the Byzantine campaign.
(b) With Olympias in Egypt.
(c) By his side, overseeing the operation.
(d) In Mieza.

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

3. What city did Alexander have built after the battle of Granicus?
(a) Memnon.
(b) Pamphylia.
(c) New Smyrna.
(d) Ephesus.

4. What important battle took place in August 338?
(a) The battle of Peloponnesia.
(b) The battle of Chaeronaea.
(c) The battle of Thebes.
(d) The battle of Jhelum River.

5. While in Gordium, what did Alexander take as a sign from Zeus to continue his campaign?
(a) A hawk landing on a statue of Zeus.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A calf born with two heads.
(d) A thunderstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the qualities Aristotle bestowed on young Alexander?

2. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?

3. What occurred in the siege of Halicarnassus?

4. How did the Persian empire prepare for a planned invasion of the Greek mainland around 334 BC?

5. Where was Alexander the Great born?

(see the answer key)

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