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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How wide is the battlefield between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountains where Alexander and Darius meet?
(a) Two to four miles.
(b) Two to three miles.
(c) One to two miles.
(d) One to three miles.

2. What happens between the natives on top of the Rock of Chorienes and the Macedonians?
(a) Their leader surrenders to Alexander.
(b) The natives begin jumping off the mountain.
(c) The natives begin attacking the Macedonians as they reach the top.
(d) The natives hide from Alexander.

3. What do the Macedonians fill the ravine in the Rock of Chorienes with as they climb?
(a) Water.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Rocks.

4. How many towns offer Alexander resistance in the beginning of Section 4?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

5. In one version of the story, how does Alexander deal with the knot at Gordium?
(a) He unties it by himself.
(b) He unties it with the help of three other men.
(c) He cuts through it with a sword.
(d) He burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Alexander's troops defend themselves against the arrows of the enemy on the way up the Rock of Chorienes?

2. Where does Alexander dispatch his troops to retrieve Darius' treasure after the battle?

3. Where is Alexander wounded while fighting the Mallians?

4. What happens to Bessus after he is captured by Alexander?

5. What does Alexander do to the Scythians and those that encouraged them after defeating them?

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