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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. What was NOT one of the actions Alexander took after his father was murdered?
(a) He maintained the overall principles of his father's administration.
(b) He personally murdered Cleopatra's baby and possible heir to the throne, Cananis.
(c) He had several of his political enemies murdered.
(d) He gave key positions to friends returned from exile.

2. Who did Alexander send to Sousa after leaving Gaugamela?
(a) Pelium.
(b) Philip.
(c) Philoxenus.
(d) Parmenio.

3. What was the attitude of Alexander's army after the battle of Gaugamela?
(a) The army wished to strike for more pay.
(b) Many were completely willing to travel into the Indian subcontinent.
(c) Alexander had to kill dozens of mutinous soldiers.
(d) Many wanted to return to Macedonia.

4. What happened to Alexander in Oxus?
(a) He learned of his mother's death from a messenger.
(b) He had to order the execution of Parmenio.
(c) Many troops mutinied.
(d) He survived an assassination attempt by a former male lover.

5. What monument was built in response to events after the battle of Chaeronaea?
(a) The Philippians.
(b) The Great Library.
(c) The Hanging Gardens.
(d) The Alabaster Tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the capital of Macedonia?

2. How did Alexander respond to Darius' death?

3. What did Alexander learn from a messenger on his way to Sousa?

4. What was the ratio of Persians to Macedonians at Gaugamela?

5. On what island did Alexander build the city of Alexandria?

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