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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alexander never traveled further than what modern-day territory?
(a) West Turkey.
(b) West Pakistan.
(c) East China.
(d) East Egypt.

2. Why were troops concerned with actions Alexander took in Opis in 324 BC?
(a) They believed Alexander was going to establish a capital in Persia rather than Macedonia.
(b) They believed Alexander was a god who was angry with them.
(c) They believed Alexander was going to abandon them by establishing a capital in Macedonia.
(d) They believed Alexander was going to make another push for the Indian Ocean.

3. What region did Antipater rule as Alexander's regent?
(a) India.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Greece.

4. How many boys did Alexander choose to become Successors?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirty-thousand.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Ninety-nine.

5. Roxanne was the daughter to which baron?
(a) Nazibarzanes.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Oxyartes.
(d) Spitamenas.

6. What happened to Harpalus when Alexander initially purged his satraps?
(a) Harpalus was tried and imprisoned for a long while.
(b) Harpalus managed to escape Alexander's wrath.
(c) Harpalus was tried and found innocent of all charges.
(d) Harpalus was executed by Alexander.

7. What order did Alexander give when his army reached Persepolis?
(a) He went around the city, avoiding it.
(b) He was accepted peacefully, and there was no bloodshed or plundering.
(c) He left the city to his generals, who failed to capture it.
(d) He allowed his army to sack the city and kill all males.

8. What role did Alexander envision his Successors would have?
(a) They would be officers in his army.
(b) They would travel back to Athens to teach philosophy and science.
(c) They would be mayors of the various cities he conquered.
(d) They would battle to become king after he died.

9. What battle is said to be Alexander's greatest strategic triumph?
(a) Pelium.
(b) Tyre.
(c) Gaugamela.
(d) Jhelum River.

10. What was the effect of the mass marriage ceremony held in Susa in 324 BC?
(a) The marriages did not have the desired political effect on either Macedonians or Persians.
(b) Both Macedonians and Persians were very pleased with the marriages.
(c) Macedonians were pleased with the marriages, but Persians were not pleased.
(d) Persians were pleased with the marriages, but Macedonians were not pleased.

11. After Darius' death, whom did Alexander appoint as satrap?
(a) Parmenio.
(b) Satibarzanes.
(c) Bessus.
(d) Hephaestion.

12. Why did Alexander ultimately stop his push eastward into Arabia?
(a) He became frightened, because legend told of an end to the world.
(b) He wished to settle down and raise a family with Roxanne.
(c) He was told by prophets that further movement would end in disaster.
(d) His mutinous troops forced him to stop.

13. Alexander was seriously wounded in what Indian battle?
(a) The citadel of Chenab.
(b) Hindu Kush.
(c) Jhelum River.
(d) Kandahar.

14. What did Alexander do to initially confuse the Indian army at the Jhelum River?
(a) He made the Indian army leader believe the gods were against him.
(b) He paraded a group of elephants to show the Indian army leader he had an army of elephants.
(c) He showed only a portion of his army, and kept the majority of the army hidden from view.
(d) He let conflicting intelligence about his movements reach the Indian army leader.

15. In February 324 BC, Alexander arrived in which territory?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) Hindu Kush.
(d) Susa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Antipater's chief rival when Alexander was alive?

2. How did Alexander finance his campaign into the Indian subcontinent?

3. What was Alexander's extent of knowledge of Indian geography, upon entering India?

4. Where did Alexander travel after Gaugamela?

5. Who apprehended Bessus?

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