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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following BEST describes the final strategy Alexander used to enter Tyre?
(a) He cast dead bodies over the walls, spreading contagion and forcing surrender.
(b) He used the front of a ship as a battering ram.
(c) He forced Tyrian ships to a north harbor, and breached the city wall from the south.
(d) He starved its citizens into submission.

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

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

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

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

6. After Issus, Darius supplied the king of which territory with Persian ships?
(a) Ionia.
(b) Athens.
(c) Thessaly.
(d) Sparta.

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

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

9. In response to learning that Philip supported the Persians, what did the Greeks do?
(a) Arrested and tortured one of Philip's men.
(b) Arrested and tortured Philip.
(c) Sent men to rob Philip's palace.
(d) Tried to poison Philip.

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

11. Which is NOT one of the qualities Aristotle bestowed on young Alexander?
(a) Self-control.
(b) Analytical mind.
(c) Hedonistic view on life.
(d) Scientific curiosity.

12. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Memnon of Rhodes.
(c) Xerxes I.
(d) Demosthenes.

13. 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 all of the city's gold reserves.
(c) He demanded that the leaders of the revolt surrender.
(d) He demanded all religious iconography in the city to be destroyed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Darius offer a settlement to Alexander after the battle of Issus?

2. What was different between the way Alexander handled Miletus versus Thebes?

3. What was the first town to which Alexander came in the Persian campaign?

4. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?

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

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