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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action did Alexander take before and after crossing the Dardanelles River in the Persian campaign?
(a) He burned all the crops on the shores of the river.
(b) He murdered townspeople on either side of the river.
(c) He built altars to the gods.
(d) He ritualistically bathed the entire army.

2. What was the Macedonian infantry known as?
(a) The Foot Companions.
(b) The Warrior Eagles.
(c) Ground Quake.
(d) The Fighting Macedons.

3. Where did Alexander begin his studies with Aristotle?
(a) Mieza.
(b) Pella.
(c) Athens.
(d) Jhelum.

4. What was the name of the capital of Macedonia?
(a) Pella.
(b) Mieta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Lampsacus.

5. What was the first town to which Alexander came in the Persian campaign?
(a) Granicus.
(b) Gordium.
(c) Lampsacus.
(d) Pelium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Persian invasion of Greece called off?

2. At what site did Alexander finally meet Darius himself in battle?

3. Which of the following was NOT captured by Alexander at Damascus?

4. Where did Darius offer a settlement to Alexander after the battle of Issus?

5. What was the name of Philip's fifth wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the major events of the Siege of Halicarnassus.

2. Describe the battle of Pelium, including its pretext and its outcome.

3. Describe Alexander's time in Gordium, including the Gordian Knot and the omen Alexander believed he received from Zeus.

4. What contact did Alexander have with Miletus? How was this contact different than his handling of Thebes?

5. What immediate actions did Alexander take after his father Philip was murdered?

6. Who supported the Thebean uprising? What role did Darius of Persia have in the uprising?

7. How did Alexander's actions with the town of Lampsacus relate to his larger strategy in the Persian campaign?

8. For what reasons was Macedonia deeply in debt in 335 BC, prior to the Persian campaign?

9. Why did Alexander decide to wage war against Persia? And what steps did Alexander take to raise his army?

10. What important messages did King Philip of Macedon receive in September 356 BC?

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