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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action did Alexander take before and after crossing the Dardanelles River in the Persian campaign?
(a) He burned all the crops on the shores of the river.
(b) He built altars to the gods.
(c) He ritualistically bathed the entire army.
(d) He murdered townspeople on either side of the river.

2. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?
(a) He was indifferent, since the movement did not affect him.
(b) He was raised to respect and embrace the movement.
(c) He tolerated it only if he could use it to his advantage.
(d) He hated the notion, and worked against it at every turn.

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

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

5. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?
(a) Thebes' brokered a peace and became part of Alexander's kingdom.
(b) Thebes' citizens were massacred, but the city was left as a fortress.
(c) Thebes' citizens were massacred and the city was burned to the ground.
(d) The city was burned to the ground, but Alexander spared all its citizens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first town to which Alexander came in the Persian campaign?

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

3. When did Alexander begin his war against the Persians?

4. After the battle of Granicus, Alexander established a base in what location?

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

(see the answer key)

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