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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. After Issus, Darius supplied the king of which territory with Persian ships?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Thessaly.
(c) Athens.
(d) Ionia.

2. What action did Alexander take in the Persian campaign in regards to the town of Lampsacus?
(a) He hired many mercenaries from the town.
(b) He took money from the town in order to leave it alone.
(c) He sold all of the town's men into slavery.
(d) He razed the town to the ground.

3. What made Tyre difficult to capture?
(a) It received funding for warships from Demosthenes.
(b) Its army was exceedingly well trained.
(c) It was located on an island, and had walls on the shores.
(d) Its citizens were violent religious zealots.

4. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?
(a) City leaders demanded that Alexander conquer their enemy, Thrace.
(b) City leaders demanded Alexander relinquish the Macedonian crown.
(c) City leaders demanded that their women survive unharmed.
(d) City leaders demanded the surrender of two of Alexander's military leaders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Philip's fifth wife?

2. After Tyre, all coastal cities fell to Alexander with the exception of which city?

3. Which BEST characterizes Olympias' relationship with Alexander?

4. What military strategy did Philip innovate in his battle with the Illyrians?

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

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