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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Macedonians use against the elephants in Porus' army?
(a) Water.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Pikes.

2. What do the Macedonians pour on the back of the elephants during the battle with Porus?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Cold water.
(c) Hot water.
(d) Missiles.

3. What wounds Alexander during the fight in a Mallian town?
(a) A fire.
(b) A rock.
(c) A spear.
(d) An arrow.

4. What does Alexander reportedly hear from the oracle?
(a) There is no record of what Alexander hears from the oracle.
(b) Some of what he wants to hear and some of what he does not want to hear.
(c) What he wants to hear.
(d) The opposite of what he wants to hear.

5. Which river does Alexander travel after recovering from his injury?
(a) Tigris.
(b) Hydaspes.
(c) Acesines.
(d) Indus.

Short Answer Questions

1. After monsoon season, what happens between the Macedonians and the natives they encounter?

2. How is Ammon later described?

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

4. Which one of the following is not something that Alexander tells his men after they have requested to return home?

5. What does Alexander replace at the tomb of Cyrus?

(see the answer key)

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