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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Alexander separated his troops after Massago, where did he send the troops he would not be leading?
(a) Through the Khyber Pass.
(b) To Arabia.
(c) Back to Macedonia.
(d) North to Russia.

4. After Darius was deposed, what title was bestowed upon Bessus?
(a) The Great Diplomat.
(b) Lord of the Twelve Countries.
(c) Duke of Ionia.
(d) Great King.

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

6. By July 325 BC, Alexander had reached what territory?
(a) Macedonia.
(b) Pattala.
(c) Hindu Kush.
(d) Tyre.

7. What was the general troop reaction to Alexander's execution of Parmenio?
(a) More troops than ever were convinced Alexander was a god.
(b) Higher loyalty.
(c) Open revolt.
(d) A large level of distrust.

8. What did Alexander learn from a messenger on his way to Sousa?
(a) Philoxenus had failed to capture Sousa, and was routed.
(b) Darius had regathered his forces there.
(c) His mother had fallen gravely ill.
(d) Sousa had already fallen to Philoxenus.

9. Alexander believed which god was his true father?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Hades.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Poseidon.

10. What happened with Alexander and his troops at Chenab?
(a) Most of his army drowned in Jhelum River.
(b) Alexander's army refused to fight.
(c) Alexander easily routed hostile tribes.
(d) A portion of the army tried to murder Alexander.

11. Why did Alexander ultimately stop his push eastward into Arabia?
(a) His mutinous troops forced him to stop.
(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) He became frightened, because legend told of an end to the world.

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

13. Who was Antipater's chief rival when Alexander was alive?
(a) Olympias.
(b) Philip.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Hephaestion.

14. Why was Darius murdered?
(a) Darius was murdered in a fit of blind rage.
(b) Darius was murdered by the citizens of Persepolis as revenge for the city's sacking.
(c) Darius was murdered in a ransom gone wrong.
(d) Darius was murdered so that Alexander could not capture him and have an orderly succession.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Alexander travel down the Ravi River in Chenab?

3. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?

4. What did Alexander decide to do with Darius' body?

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

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