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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 second coming of Zeus.
(c) Antipater believed any such claims were nonsense.
(d) Antipater believed Alexander was the evil spawn of Hades.

2. What upset Alexander about his time in the Bactria area?
(a) He found much treasure, but had no way to transport it.
(b) He could not find a suitable mate for a political marriage.
(c) He had spent too much time quelling revolts.
(d) His infant son died.

3. How did Bessus die?
(a) He died of an arrow wound.
(b) Alexander beheaded him.
(c) He was publicly tried and executed.
(d) His men mutinied and murdered him.

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

5. Who led a coup that resulted in Darius losing his crown?
(a) Nabarzanes only.
(b) Bessus only.
(c) Bessus and Nabarzanes.
(d) Bessus and Satibarzanes.

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

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

8. 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.

9. After Persepolis, to what city did Alexander travel?
(a) Jhelum.
(b) Pella.
(c) Ecbatana.
(d) Sparta.

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

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

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

13. Why didn't Alexander spend much time in Ecbatana?
(a) He was in hot pursuit of Darius.
(b) He was in hot pursuit of Parmenio.
(c) He was driven out by its citizens.
(d) He had to attend to a revolt in Macedonia.

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

15. What happened to Alexander in Oxus?
(a) He had to order the execution of Parmenio.
(b) He survived an assassination attempt by a former male lover.
(c) Many troops mutinied.
(d) He learned of his mother's death from a messenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who apprehended Bessus?

2. Who appeared to Alexander in December 325 BC to inform him of the status of his fleet at Hormoz?

3. What title was given to Alexander after the battle of Gaugamela?

4. Who was the leader of Gaza when Alexander arrived at the city?

5. What promise did Alexander make to the citizens of Babylon when entering the city?

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