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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years did Alexander study with Aristotle?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) One.
(d) Fourteen.

3. What strategy did Philip use in 939 to defeat his enemy?
(a) He forced a sea war, as opposed to a war on land.
(b) He forced a land war, as opposed to a war on the sea.
(c) He used ballista for the first time in a battle.
(d) He married a rival queen to forge peace.

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

5. What was different between the way Alexander handled Miletus versus Thebes?
(a) Unlike Miletus, Alexander skipped Thebes over and did not enter it.
(b) Unlike Thebes, Alexander skipped Miletus over and did not enter it.
(c) Unlike Miletus, Alexander spared the people of Thebes.
(d) Unlike Thebes, Alexander spared the people of Miletus.

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

7. Why was Philip interested in the region of Mt. Pangaeus?
(a) He wished to establish a military fort there.
(b) He wished to mine for gold and silver.
(c) He believed the legendary Fountain of Youth was located there.
(d) He wished to conquer the citizens there because of their disrespect.

8. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?
(a) Xerxes.
(b) Apollonius.
(c) Darius.
(d) Memnon.

9. Which city refused to help Tyre in Alexander's siege?
(a) Pelium.
(b) Sidon.
(c) Carthage.
(d) Sparta.

10. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Alexander offer Thebes amnesty?
(a) He demanded that all the men of Thebes be imprisoned.
(b) He demanded that the leaders of the revolt surrender.
(c) He demanded all of the city's gold reserves.
(d) He demanded all religious iconography in the city to be destroyed.

11. After the battle of Granicus, Alexander established a base in what location?
(a) Pelium.
(b) Ephesus.
(c) Pella.
(d) Gordium.

12. 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 took money from the town in order to leave it alone.
(c) He sold all of the town's men into slavery.
(d) He hired many mercenaries from the town.

13. Who did Alexander send to Damascus for the Persian royal treasure?
(a) Hephaestion.
(b) Ada.
(c) Memnon.
(d) Parmenio.

14. Who assassinated Philip?
(a) A jealous former male lover.
(b) Antipater.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Parmenio.

15. Which was NOT one of the types of troops Alexander included in his army that battled the Persians?
(a) Animal handlers.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Technicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important battle took place in August 338?

2. During the battle of Granicus River, where was Alexander located?

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

4. What occurred in the siege of Halicarnassus?

5. How could Macedonia be characterized prior to Philip's rule?

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