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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alexander defeat Glaucias?
(a) With the use of archers.
(b) With the use of a phalanx.
(c) With the help of several tribes.
(d) With a surprise attack at night.

2. How does Athens originally react to Alexander's plan to build an army?
(a) They resist it.
(b) They encourage it.
(c) They are confused by it.
(d) They are angered by it.

3. How many of Alexander's men are killed in the second battle with the Thracians?
(a) Fifty five.
(b) Forty five.
(c) Sixty five.
(d) Seventy five.

4. How many Getae troops have gathered on the opposite bank of Pine Island as Alexander attempts to land?
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Forty thousand.
(c) Thirty thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many enemy casualties are there in Alexander's second battle with the Thracians?

2. How long has the Persian Empire been trying to conquer Greece when Alexander builds an army to attack it?

3. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?

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

5. Which tactic does Alexander use to defeat the Thracians in their first battle?

(see the answer key)

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