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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 is NOT one of the qualities Aristotle bestowed on young Alexander?
(a) Hedonistic view on life.
(b) Self-control.
(c) Analytical mind.
(d) Scientific curiosity.

2. What was NOT one of the actions Alexander took after his father was murdered?
(a) He had several of his political enemies murdered.
(b) He personally murdered Cleopatra's baby and possible heir to the throne, Cananis.
(c) He gave key positions to friends returned from exile.
(d) He maintained the overall principles of his father's administration.

3. Which of the following did Alexander NOT do after the battle of Granicus?
(a) He gained control of revenue in the province.
(b) He acquired Ionia.
(c) He kept existing city officials in place.
(d) He acquired Lydia.

4. What strategy did Philip use in 939 to defeat his enemy?
(a) He used ballista for the first time in a battle.
(b) He forced a land war, as opposed to a war on the sea.
(c) He forced a sea war, as opposed to a war on land.
(d) He married a rival queen to forge peace.

5. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) Amnytas.
(b) Olympias.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Parmenio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action by Alexander contributed to the debt of Macedonia prior to the Persian campaign?

2. What made Tyre difficult to capture?

3. How did Alexander deal with the Gordian Knot?

4. When did Alexander begin his war against the Persians?

5. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the battle of Chaeronea. Who won, and how?

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

7. Describe the siege of Tyre in 332 BC. Why was Tyre in a strategically advantageous position? What did Alexander do to overcome this advantage?

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

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

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

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