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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, pgs. 379-412.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of 331 BC, where did Darius stage his army?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Pelusium.
(d) Cunaxa.

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

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

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

5. How many boys did Alexander choose to become Successors?
(a) Thirty-thousand.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Ninety-nine.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alexander respond to Darius' death?

2. In Persia's efforts to capture Sidon, whom did Philip support?

3. How many troops did Alexander capture and enslave in the battle of Granicus River?

4. What promise did Alexander make to the citizens of Babylon when entering the city?

5. What did Alexander and his army build in order to lay siege to Tyre?

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