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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. How did Alexander deal with the Gordian Knot?
(a) He attached horses to either end and had them run in opposite directions.
(b) He was unable to untie the knot, in the end.
(c) He painstakingly unraveled it.
(d) He cut it in half with a sword.

2. Where did Darius offer a settlement to Alexander after the battle of Issus?
(a) Marathos.
(b) Tyre.
(c) Sidon.
(d) Babylon.

3. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?
(a) Memnon of Rhodes.
(b) Xerxes I.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Parmenio.

4. What occurred in the siege of Halicarnassus?
(a) Alexander was triumphant, killing Memnon and ending his Persian campaign.
(b) Alexander took the city from the Persians, but the Persians set fire to most of the city.
(c) The Persians took the city from Alexander, but Alexander had the city burned.
(d) The Persians were defeated, but they scored an important victory in destroying Alexander's naval power.

5. Who did Alexander send to Damascus for the Persian royal treasure?
(a) Hephaestion.
(b) Memnon.
(c) Parmenio.
(d) Ada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?

2. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?

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

4. What is the name of the sea east of the Greek mainland?

5. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Describe the values given to Alexander by Aristotle.

9. Describe how Philip was murdered. What was the outcome of this murder?

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

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