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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. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?
(a) A male-dominated world of feasts and professional soldiers.
(b) A peasant life of hard work in the fields.
(c) A quiet life involving religious contemplation.
(d) A female-dominated world of waiting women and artists.

2. During the battle of Granicus River, where was Alexander located?
(a) He fought alongside his men.
(b) He was in Athens receiving further counsel from Aristotle.
(c) He was in Pella trying to raise money for the war effort.
(d) He watched the battle unfold from a nearby hill.

3. When did Alexander begin his war against the Persians?
(a) 334 BC.
(b) 348 BC.
(c) 117 AD.
(d) 315 BC.

4. Which BEST characterizes Olympias' relationship with Alexander?
(a) She never knew Alexander.
(b) She envied and hated Alexander.
(c) She feared him and felt terrorized by him.
(d) The two were very close.

5. How did Darius of Persia respond to the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) He did not support it, preferring to let the Greeks handle their own affairs.
(b) He did not support it, and tried to conquer the city himself.
(c) He supported it, knowing that it would stall Alexander from invading Persia.
(d) He supported it, because he was a staunch ally of Thebes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When King Philip met the Illyrians in battle, how many Illyrians did he kill, approximately?

2. After the battle of Granicus, Alexander established a base in what location?

3. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?

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

5. In which year did the Persians capture Sidon from the Greeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Alexander send Parmenio to Damascus shortly after Alexander met Darius at Marathos? What did Parmenio succeed in procuring?

2. Describe how Philip initially molded his army into a formidable force.

3. Describe King Philip's aggressions toward the Illyrians, the battle that ensued, and the strategy Philip innovated during the battle.

4. Describe the values given to Alexander by Aristotle.

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

6. Describe the major events of the battle of Granicus River.

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

8. What was the nature of the deal Alexander struck with Queen Ada in Allinda? Why was this a politically crafty strategy?

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

10. Describe Alexander's sack of Thebes. What negotiations occurred (and failed) prior to the city's destruction?

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