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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many soldiers volunteer to climb the Rock of Sogdiana?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Three hundred.

2. When do the Macedonians set sail for home?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Evening.
(d) Late afternoon.

3. How many Indian mercenaries from the town of Massaga threaten Alexander?
(a) Four thousand.
(b) Seven thousand.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Eight thousand.

4. What does Alexander replace at the tomb of Cyrus?
(a) Water.
(b) Riches.
(c) Trees.
(d) Flowers.

5. As Alexander approaches, where does Darius move his troops?
(a) Issus.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Arados.
(d) Gaugamela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Macedonians fill the ravine in the Rock of Chorienes with as they climb?

2. Which one of the Macedonians argues against the idea of prostration?

3. How high are the earthworks that Alexander must build in his sieges against Gaza?

4. How many talents does Darius offer to Alexander as a way to retrieve his royal family?

5. What wounds Alexander during the fight in a Mallian town?

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