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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 land war, as opposed to a war on the sea.
(d) He forced a sea war, as opposed to a war on land.

2. What was Philip's opinion of his son's ambition?
(a) Philip recognized it, but thought Alexander was no threat.
(b) Philip recognized it, and plotted with Olympias to kill Alexander.
(c) Philip did not recognize it, and Alexander seized power under his nose.
(d) Philip recognized it and tried to sire an alternate heir to Alexander.

3. Which commander opposed Alexander at the battle of Granicus River?
(a) Memnon.
(b) Demosthenes.
(c) Parmenio.
(d) Darius.

4. What kind of military leader was King Philip?
(a) He relied heavily on improvisation and instinct.
(b) He was a strict disciplinarian.
(c) He did not keep much of an army during his reign.
(d) He was a procrastinator who did not insist on high standards.

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

6. What acted as a restraint on the power wielded by the King of Macedon?
(a) He was not allowed to personally lead the army.
(b) He could not engage in foreign policy decisions.
(c) His wives were chosen by the Macedonian assembly.
(d) He could be voted out by the Macedonian assembly.

7. How did the Persian empire prepare for a planned invasion of the Greek mainland around 334 BC?
(a) Darius married Ada to force a political/military alliance.
(b) Darius fired Memnon in order to personally lead the troops.
(c) Memnon captured Athens to use as a base of operations.
(d) Memnon began capturing islands off the coast.

8. While in Gordium, what did Alexander take as a sign from Zeus to continue his campaign?
(a) A thunderstorm.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A hawk landing on a statue of Zeus.
(d) A calf born with two heads.

9. Who led the troops in an August 338 battle?
(a) Philip only.
(b) Philip and Alexander.
(c) Alexander only.
(d) Parmenio.

10. At what event was Philip assassinated?
(a) A battle.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A speech to the Macedonian assembly.
(d) A peace negotiation.

11. In what financial state did Philip leave Macedonia when he died?
(a) Macedonia was barely making money.
(b) Macedonia was left in a very prosperous state.
(c) Macedonia was bankrupt, and citizens were fleeing the country.
(d) Philip died in debt.

12. In what year was Alexander the Great born?
(a) 808 BC.
(b) 120 AD.
(c) 356 BC.
(d) 3 AD.

13. At what age was Alexander appointed Regent of Macedonia?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Ten.

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

15. What was the main weapon of the Macedonian infantry under King Philip?
(a) Short sword.
(b) Javelin.
(c) Double-bladed axe.
(d) Sarissa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?

2. After Issus, Darius supplied the king of which territory with Persian ships?

3. What occurred in the siege of Halicarnassus?

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

5. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

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