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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?
(a) Three hundred years.
(b) Two hundred years.
(c) Four hundred years.
(d) Five hundred years.

2. What other name is Arrian, the author, known as?
(a) Xenophon.
(b) Anacreon.
(c) Homer.
(d) Hesiod.

3. How old is Alexander when he takes the throne of Macedon?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

4. What slows Alexander down when he crosses the Syrian Gates on his way to Sochi?
(a) An unexpected attack.
(b) His crew's complaining.
(c) The weather.
(d) An illness.

5. Which one of the following is not included in the list of things that J.R. Hamilton clarifies in the book's footnotes?
(a) Number of troops involved in battles.
(b) Alexander's age during the battles.
(c) Names of places.
(d) Geography.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mountains does Alexander pass on the way to the Syrian Gates?

2. When is Philip of Macedon assassinated?

3. Which island does Alexander experience problems with while trying to secure Egypt?

4. Which of the following is not included in the list of places liberated by Alexander while battling the Persians?

5. After Alexander defeats the Getae people, what does he do to their town?

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