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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, pg. 299-349.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the outcome of the Battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) Philip was soundly defeated.
(b) Philip fought to an unsatisfying standstill.
(c) Philip did not win, but importantly he managed to destroy the Athenian navy.
(d) Philip won a decisive victory.

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

3. Who was the leader of Gaza when Alexander arrived at the city?
(a) Batis.
(b) Darius.
(c) Amyntas.
(d) Ada.

4. In what year was the battle of Pelium fought?
(a) 335 BC.
(b) 320 BC.
(c) 128 AD.
(d) 480 BC.

5. Which city refused to help Tyre in Alexander's siege?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Carthage.
(c) Pelium.
(d) Sidon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened with the satrap Alexander appointed after Darius' death?

2. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?

3. Where did Alexander travel after Gaugamela?

4. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?

5. Why did Alexander encourage his men to marry in Persia?

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