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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the satraps?
(a) Greek senators.
(b) Local governors in the Persian empire.
(c) Expert Persian swordsmen.
(d) A group of seers.

2. Who led the Indian army that opposed Alexander in India?
(a) Oxyartes.
(b) Darius.
(c) Bessus.
(d) Porus.

3. What mistake did Bessus make in regards to Alexander's crossing of the Hindu Kush?
(a) Bessus believed his own troops were better-trained than Alexander's.
(b) Bessus vastly underestimated the size of Alexander's army.
(c) Bessus did not think it would take Alexander so long to cross.
(d) Bessus believed Alexander would take a lower pass, but he did not.

4. In which Egyptian city was Alexander proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt?
(a) Gaza.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Pelusium.

5. Persepolis was the burial place of whom?
(a) Alexander's mother.
(b) Achaemenid kings.
(c) Macedonian kings.
(d) Athenian senators.

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

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

8. How long did Gaza hold out against Alexander's pressure?
(a) Three days.
(b) It immediately surrendered.
(c) One year.
(d) Two months.

9. What did Antipater believe about Alexander's claims to divinity?
(a) Antipater believed Alexander was only a minor god.
(b) Antipater believed Alexander was the evil spawn of Hades.
(c) Antipater believed Alexander was the second coming of Zeus.
(d) Antipater believed any such claims were nonsense.

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

11. What was the name of Alexander's treasurer?
(a) Harpalus.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Oxyartes.
(d) Hephaestion.

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

13. Who did Alexander send to Sousa after leaving Gaugamela?
(a) Philoxenus.
(b) Parmenio.
(c) Pelium.
(d) Philip.

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

15. On what island did Alexander build the city of Alexandria?
(a) Tyre.
(b) Pharos.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Ionia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What challenge did Alexander have to overcome at Jhelum River?

2. At Chenab, what warning did a soothsayer have for Alexander?

3. Where did Alexander travel after Gaugamela?

4. What strategy did Alexander use to defeat the Indian army?

5. After Massago, what action did Alexander take with his army?

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