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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of 939, with what threat did Philip have to contend?
(a) A great famine which swept Macedonia.
(b) An insurrection on the part of the Macedonian assembly.
(c) The possibility that Olympias would have him murdered.
(d) The possibility of city states joining forces to invade Macedonia.

2. What was the Macedonian infantry known as?
(a) The Foot Companions.
(b) The Fighting Macedons.
(c) The Warrior Eagles.
(d) Ground Quake.

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

4. What city state did Alexander attack in 336 BC as he pushed toward the Danube River?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Persia.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Thrace.

5. In what financial state did Philip leave Macedonia when he died?
(a) Macedonia was barely making money.
(b) Macedonia was left in a very prosperous state.
(c) Philip died in debt.
(d) Macedonia was bankrupt, and citizens were fleeing the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alexander respond to Darius' settlement offer after Issus?

2. Which of the following statements is true of Alexander as a boy?

3. For his 336 BC to 335 BC military campaign, what kind of training did Alexander have his troops undergo?

4. How did Alexander deal with the Gordian Knot?

5. What strategy did Philip use in 939 to defeat his enemy?

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