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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Darius respond to Alexander's successful siege of Tyre?
(a) He tried to recapture the city.
(b) He relinquished the throne and fled.
(c) He captured the neighboring city of Sidon.
(d) He proposed another peace settlement.

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

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

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

5. Which BEST characterizes Olympias' relationship with Alexander?
(a) She envied and hated Alexander.
(b) The two were very close.
(c) She feared him and felt terrorized by him.
(d) She never knew Alexander.

6. What was Thebes' immediate reaction to Alexander assuming the Macedonian throne?
(a) They expelled Alexander's troops from the city.
(b) They openly accepted Alexander as their king.
(c) They tried to bribe members of the Macedonian assembly to depose Alexander.
(d) They kidnapped Alexander's mother Olympias.

7. What did Alexander and his army build in order to lay siege to Tyre?
(a) A causeway.
(b) The first submarine.
(c) A monument to Zeus.
(d) A Trojan horse.

8. What city did Alexander have built after the battle of Granicus?
(a) Ephesus.
(b) Memnon.
(c) New Smyrna.
(d) Pamphylia.

9. Who was the mother of Alexander?
(a) Olympias.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Theta.
(d) Parmenia.

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

11. Why was the Persian invasion of Greece called off?
(a) Darius ran out of money.
(b) A great earthquake was taken as a sign to call off the invasion.
(c) Alexander soundly defeated Memnon in Phoenicia.
(d) Memnon died unexpectedly.

12. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?
(a) City leaders demanded that their women survive unharmed.
(b) City leaders demanded Alexander relinquish the Macedonian crown.
(c) City leaders demanded that Alexander conquer their enemy, Thrace.
(d) City leaders demanded the surrender of two of Alexander's military leaders.

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

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

15. Where did Alexander begin his studies with Aristotle?
(a) Mieza.
(b) Jhelum.
(c) Athens.
(d) Pella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Tyre difficult to capture?

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

3. What monument was built in response to events after the battle of Chaeronaea?

4. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

5. When did Alexander begin his war against the Persians?

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