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

2. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Alexander offer Thebes amnesty?
(a) He demanded that the leaders of the revolt surrender.
(b) He demanded that all the men of Thebes be imprisoned.
(c) He demanded all religious iconography in the city to be destroyed.
(d) He demanded all of the city's gold reserves.

3. In what financial state did Philip leave Macedonia when he died?
(a) Macedonia was left in a very prosperous state.
(b) Macedonia was barely making money.
(c) Philip died in debt.
(d) Macedonia was bankrupt, and citizens were fleeing the country.

4. In a settlement after Issus, Darius offered to cede lands west of which river?
(a) Halys.
(b) Ionian.
(c) Black.
(d) Euphrates.

5. What did Alexander and his army build in order to lay siege to Tyre?
(a) A monument to Zeus.
(b) The first submarine.
(c) A Trojan horse.
(d) A causeway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which commander opposed Alexander at the battle of Granicus River?

2. For his 336 BC to 335 BC military campaign, what kind of training did Alexander have his troops undergo?

3. What kind of military leader was King Philip?

4. What was the name of the capital of Macedonia?

5. Which city refused to help Tyre in Alexander's siege?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Darius propose at Marathos after the battle of Issus? What was Alexander's response?

2. Describe the events that led to the battle of Chaeronaea.

3. Describe the personal qualities of Alexander as a boy.

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

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

6. Describe the diplomatic fallout in regards to Persia's capturing of Sidon in 345 BC.

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

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

9. What was the last mission on which Philip sent Alexander?

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

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