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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, pgs. 461 - 488.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Darius offer a settlement to Alexander after the battle of Issus?
(a) Tyre.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Sidon.
(d) Marathos.

2. In the winter of 324 BC, Alexander began a campaign against which people?
(a) The Cassaens.
(b) The Macedonians.
(c) The Ionians.
(d) The satraps.

3. Which of the following was NOT captured by Alexander at Damascus?
(a) Relatives of Persian commanders.
(b) Darius' bride Stateira.
(c) Ambassadors from Thebes and Sparta.
(d) The Persian royal treasure.

4. Which woman produced Alexander's only legitimate heir?
(a) Stateira.
(b) Roxanne.
(c) Axeires.
(d) Olympias.

5. After what event did Alexander come down with a high fever and eventually die?
(a) The battle of Jhelum River.
(b) The mass marriage ceremony at Susa.
(c) Wine drinking at a banquet.
(d) The funeral of Hephaestion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Alexander stay outside of the city of Babylon in 323 BC?

2. What action did Alexander take before and after crossing the Dardanelles River in the Persian campaign?

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

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

5. Why did Alexander order Parmenio to be executed?

(see the answer key)

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