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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of 939, with what threat did Philip have to contend?
(a) An insurrection on the part of the Macedonian assembly.
(b) The possibility that Olympias would have him murdered.
(c) A great famine which swept Macedonia.
(d) The possibility of city states joining forces to invade Macedonia.

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

3. How did Alexander deal with the Gordian Knot?
(a) He painstakingly unraveled it.
(b) He attached horses to either end and had them run in opposite directions.
(c) He cut it in half with a sword.
(d) He was unable to untie the knot, in the end.

4. What was the Macedonian infantry known as?
(a) The Foot Companions.
(b) The Fighting Macedons.
(c) Ground Quake.
(d) The Warrior Eagles.

5. For his 336 BC to 335 BC military campaign, what kind of training did Alexander have his troops undergo?
(a) Mountain warfare.
(b) Desert warfare.
(c) Naval warfare.
(d) Amphibious warfare.

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

7. At what site did Alexander finally meet Darius himself in battle?
(a) Granicus.
(b) Issus.
(c) Pamphlyia.
(d) Parnassus.

8. What made Tyre difficult to capture?
(a) It received funding for warships from Demosthenes.
(b) Its citizens were violent religious zealots.
(c) It was located on an island, and had walls on the shores.
(d) Its army was exceedingly well trained.

9. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?
(a) A quiet life involving religious contemplation.
(b) A female-dominated world of waiting women and artists.
(c) A male-dominated world of feasts and professional soldiers.
(d) A peasant life of hard work in the fields.

10. In Persia's efforts to capture Sidon, whom did Philip support?
(a) The Spartans.
(b) The Athenians.
(c) The Assyrians.
(d) The Egyptians.

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

12. What was the name of Philip's fifth wife?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Helen.
(c) Sharonia.
(d) Olympias.

13. In what year was the battle of Pelium fought?
(a) 335 BC.
(b) 128 AD.
(c) 320 BC.
(d) 480 BC.

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

15. What military strategy did Philip innovate in his battle with the Illyrians?
(a) Shields for the front line.
(b) Ranged combat with archers.
(c) He used elephants in war for the first time.
(d) A slanted infantry line.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alexander respond to Darius' settlement offer after Issus?

2. When King Philip met the Illyrians in battle, how many Illyrians did he kill, approximately?

3. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

4. What political deal did Alexander strike with queen Ada in Allinda?

5. Who was the mother of Alexander?

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