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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 does Alexius battle at the start of Book IX?
(a) Greeks.
(b) Tzachas and Dalmatians.
(c) Scythians.
(d) Bohemund and Turks.

2. What are Bohemund and his allies set to conquer?
(a) Rome.
(b) Massalia.
(c) Nicea.
(d) Lyon.

3. How many days is Alexius delayed by the conspiracy against him?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 16 days.

4. Who dies at the start of Book XIV?
(a) Tancred.
(b) Bohemund.
(c) Irene.
(d) Isaac.

5. Who is the Prince of Babylon?
(a) Xerxes.
(b) Amerimnes.
(c) Kahkan
(d) Ampelotes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alexius make Duke of the fleet?

2. Who engages Tzachas in battle according to Anna?

3. Where do the Scythians attack Alexius' army?

4. What information does Alexius receive at the start of Book IX?

5. Where is Alexius heading after the arrest of the conspirator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Bohemund and Alexius at the end of Book XI?

2. What happened with Diogenes at the end of Book IX?

3. When Alexius is focusing on the Turks in Book XIV, who is keeping hold of Antioch?

4. What ends in Book VIII and what events led up to this culmination?

5. Who sucks Alexius into battle?

6. Why are the Turks terrified?

7. What does Alexius hear about Tzachas?

8. What is happening in Nicea at the beginning of Book XI?

9. What happens between Ducas and Tzachas at the beginning of Book IX?

10. In Book XIII, what happens between Alexius and Aaron?

(see the answer keys)

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