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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. After Persepolis, which general did Alexander reduce in terms of power and authority?
(a) Hephaestion.
(b) Philip.
(c) Philoxenus.
(d) Parmenio.

2. At the battle of the Chenab citadel, what rumor gained popularity?
(a) Alexander was dead.
(b) Bessus had escaped execution and now threatened Alexander's army.
(c) Zeus had visited Alexander in his tent.
(d) Alexander was broke, and had no way to pay the army.

3. At Chenab, what warning did a soothsayer have for Alexander?
(a) Alexander may run out of money.
(b) Alexander may lose his sight.
(c) Alexander had fallen out of favor with the gods.
(d) Alexander was in danger of losing his life.

4. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?
(a) Captured Persian scouts confessed as much.
(b) Alexander's own scouts reported Darius' troop movements.
(c) He claimed to have a visit from his father, Zeus.
(d) Darius' consort betrayed his plans to Alexander.

5. What strategy did Alexander use to defeat the Indian army?
(a) He divided his army.
(b) He used only his most veteran warriors.
(c) He used complex siege tactics with catapults and trebuchets.
(d) He had the leader assassinated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What battle is said to be Alexander's greatest strategic triumph?

2. What strategy did Alexander take in regards to Ambphi?

3. Who led the Indian army that opposed Alexander in India?

4. Where did Alexander travel after Gaugamela?

5. What did Alexander learn from a messenger on his way to Sousa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Alexander's experience in Chenab as he sailed down the Jhelum River. What action did his army take?

2. Describe the marriages that took place in Susa in 324 BC. How politically effective were these marriages?

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

4. What political move did Alexander make after Soghdian Rock, and why did he pursue this strategy?

5. What kind of riches did Alexander discover in India? What compounded any financial difficulties Alexander encountered in India?

6. After Massago, in what way did Alexander divide his army, and what orders did he give?

7. Who were the Successors, and what importance did they have in Alexander's army?

8. What was Alexander's plan after his Indian campaign? What curtailed further plans?

9. What was Alexander's history with Satibarzanes?

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

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