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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. Who led the Indian army that opposed Alexander in India?
(a) Darius.
(b) Oxyartes.
(c) Porus.
(d) Bessus.
2. Who did Alexander marry in a ceremony at Susa?
(a) Three wives, one the daughter of Olympias.
(b) Seven wives, one for each of the local Indian satraps.
(c) One wife, the daughter of Antipater.
(d) Two wives, one the daughter of Darius.
3. After Massago, what action did Alexander take with his army?
(a) He split his army up.
(b) He paid them to marry Massago women.
(c) He dismissed any man who did not believe in the mission.
(d) He executed the majority of his soldiers.
4. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?
(a) He claimed to have a visit from his father, Zeus.
(b) Alexander's own scouts reported Darius' troop movements.
(c) Darius' consort betrayed his plans to Alexander.
(d) Captured Persian scouts confessed as much.
5. What action did Alexander take in Opis in 324 BC in regards to his army?
(a) Alexander promoted many Persians to officers.
(b) Alexander killed hundreds of men as part of a purge.
(c) Alexander recruited boys as young as ten to act as spies throughout his empire.
(d) Alexander demobilized older troops in favor of younger troops.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the effect of the mass marriage ceremony held in Susa in 324 BC?
2. What strategy did Alexander use to defeat the Indian army?
3. Alexander led his army to which country in the summer of 331 BC?
4. After Darius' death, whom did Alexander appoint as satrap?
5. Why did Alexander ultimately stop his push eastward into Arabia?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What strategy did Alexander take with the city of Ambphi, and why did he pursue this strategy?
3. How did Alexander's relationship with his army change after the battle of Gaugamela?
4. How did Alexander's relationship with Parmenio change after the battle of Persepolis?
5. Describe the beginning of Alexander's pursuit of Bessus, through the Hindu Kush.
6. What did Darius' death mean for Alexander, politically?
7. What strategy did Alexander take with conquering Babylon?
8. What political move did Alexander make after Soghdian Rock, and why did he pursue this strategy?
9. After Massago, in what way did Alexander divide his army, and what orders did he give?
10. Describe Alexander's experience in Chenab as he sailed down the Jhelum River. What action did his army take?
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