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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. In January 324 BC, Alexander left for which territory?
(a) Persepolis.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) China.

2. What strategy did Alexander take in regards to Ambphi?
(a) He recruited all the men of Ambphi into his army.
(b) He was nice and generous, as he needed their help.
(c) He skipped the city over, for larger conquests.
(d) He crushed the city in a massacre.

3. What was the ratio of Persians to Macedonians at Gaugamela?
(a) One to Five.
(b) One to One.
(c) Five to One.
(d) One-hundred to One.

4. What was Alexander's extent of knowledge of Indian geography, upon entering India?
(a) He had no knowledge of Indian geography.
(b) Having traveled there twice in the past, he was quite knowledgeable about Indian geography.
(c) Aristotle had taught him about the major geographical features of India.
(d) He claimed to have been divinely told about Indian geography, angering his troops.

5. By July 325 BC, Alexander had reached what territory?
(a) Tyre.
(b) Pattala.
(c) Macedonia.
(d) Hindu Kush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Alexander order Parmenio to be executed?

2. Who were the satraps?

3. Persepolis was the burial place of whom?

4. What promise did Alexander make to the citizens of Babylon when entering the city?

5. What strategy did Alexander use to defeat the Indian army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy did Alexander take with conquering Persepolis?

2. After Gaza, describe Alexander's campaign through Egypt. How long was he there? What important events happened during his time in Egypt?

3. What strategy did Alexander take with the city of Ambphi, and why did he pursue this strategy?

4. What strategy did Alexander take with conquering Babylon?

5. Describe the beginning of Alexander's pursuit of Bessus, through the Hindu Kush.

6. Describe the battle of Gaugamela. How even were the forces? What strategy did Alexander use? What were the results of the battle?

7. Describe the build-up to the battle of Gaugamela. Where was Darius' army located, and what strategy did he try to employ? How did Alexander counter this strategy?

8. In what circumstances did Parmenio meet his end?

9. What rumor spread during the battle of the Chenab citadel, and what action did Alexander take to stop the rumor?

10. What difficulties did Alexander encounter once he reached Oxus? What was the ultimate fate of Bessus?

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