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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Alexander marry in a ceremony at Susa?
(a) Two wives, one the daughter of Darius.
(b) Seven wives, one for each of the local Indian satraps.
(c) Three wives, one the daughter of Olympias.
(d) One wife, the daughter of Antipater.

2. In the summer of 331 BC, where did Darius stage his army?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Pelusium.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Cunaxa.

3. How many people did Alexander massacre at Massago?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Seven thousand.
(c) Forty thousand.
(d) He entered Massago peacefully.

4. Why did Alexander travel down the Ravi River in Chenab?
(a) To convince his soldiers he was not dead.
(b) He was scouting with his advanced scouts.
(c) To escape hostile Indian troops.
(d) As a sort of honeymoon trip with Roxanne.

5. How did the citizens of Pattala react to Alexander's arrival?
(a) They evacuated the city before he arrived.
(b) They welcomed him to their city with open arms.
(c) They fought and lost a two-month battle.
(d) They offered to give up all their able-bodied males for Alexander's army.

6. Who apprehended Bessus?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Darius' former personal bodyguards.
(c) Spitamenas and Soghdian barons.
(d) A group of the Successors.

7. What strategy did Alexander take in regards to Ambphi?
(a) He was nice and generous, as he needed their help.
(b) He skipped the city over, for larger conquests.
(c) He crushed the city in a massacre.
(d) He recruited all the men of Ambphi into his army.

8. How did Alexander respond to Darius' death?
(a) He pretended that Darius was still alive for political reasons.
(b) He systematically burned all villages to which he came.
(c) He felt his only option was to present himself as Darius' choice for successor.
(d) He abandoned his campaign further east, since he had accomplished his ultimate goal.

9. Alexander led his army to which country in the summer of 331 BC?
(a) Ionia.
(b) Syria.
(c) Lepsis.
(d) Lebanon.

10. What was Alexander's expectation of riches in India, and what in reality did he find there?
(a) Alexander had no hopes for Indian riches, and he was accurate in his prediction.
(b) Alexander imagined India was full of riches, and indeed he found many riches there.
(c) Alexander had no hopes for Indian riches, and was pleasantly surprised finding many riches there.
(d) Alexander imagined India was full of riches, but in reality he did not acquire much.

11. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?
(a) Alexander's own scouts reported Darius' troop movements.
(b) He claimed to have a visit from his father, Zeus.
(c) Captured Persian scouts confessed as much.
(d) Darius' consort betrayed his plans to Alexander.

12. What was the attitude of Alexander's army after the battle of Gaugamela?
(a) Many wanted to return to Macedonia.
(b) The army wished to strike for more pay.
(c) Many were completely willing to travel into the Indian subcontinent.
(d) Alexander had to kill dozens of mutinous soldiers.

13. About how long did Alexander wage war overall?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Nineteen years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Four years.

14. How long did Alexander spend in Egypt in total?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Fourteen months.
(d) Three days.

15. Where did Alexander travel after Gaugamela?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Macedonia.
(c) Ionia.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Gaza hold out against Alexander's pressure?

2. In which Egyptian city was Alexander proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt?

3. Who were the satraps?

4. What was the name of Alexander's treasurer?

5. By July 325 BC, Alexander had reached what territory?

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