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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Philip of Macedon's wife when he was assassinated?
(a) Audata.
(b) Olympias.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Phila.

2. Which assassin is responsible for killing Philip of Macedon?
(a) Attalus.
(b) Nero.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Pausanias.

3. How many talents does Alexander seize from Darius' royal tent?
(a) Three thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Four thousand.

4. How many infantry does Alexander have when he begins his Asian campaign?
(a) Thirty thousand.
(b) Forty thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Twenty thousand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many talents is the town of Soli fined by Alexander?

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

3. Which one of the following is not included in the list of things that J.R. Hamilton clarifies in the book's footnotes?

4. How do the Macedonians kill the horses that lead the chariots of the Persian army in their second battle?

5. Which ancestors is Alexander trying to outdo?

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