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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the oracle of Ammon that Alexander visits located?
(a) Libya.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Chad.
(d) Egypt.

2. How many talents is the town of Soli fined by Alexander?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Two hundred.

3. How is Ammon later described?
(a) As a bull.
(b) As a man with horns.
(c) As a man with a bell.
(d) As a ram.

4. How do Alexander's troops defend themselves against the arrows of the enemy on the way up the Rock of Chorienes?
(a) They dodge them with speed.
(b) They climb at night so the enemy cannot see them.
(c) They begin throwing rocks up at the enemy.
(d) They use screens.

5. How many shifts does Alexander work the Macedonians as they climb the Rock of Chorienes?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Alexander's childhood tutor?

2. According to the legend, what happens to a person if they can untie the knot at Gordium?

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

4. How many days does Alexander battle the mercenaries from Massaga?

5. Why does Alexander fine the town of Soli?

(see the answer key)

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