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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away is Sochi, when Alexander learns that Darius is there?
(a) One day away.
(b) Two weeks away.
(c) One week away.
(d) Two days away.

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

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

4. How was Ammon first depicted?
(a) As a ram.
(b) As a cow.
(c) As a walrus.
(d) As a bull.

5. What happens to Alexander after he takes the healing potion?
(a) It has no effect on him.
(b) He fully recovers.
(c) He becomes sick again.
(d) His recovery is delayed by an additional two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many infantry does Alexander have when he begins his Asian campaign?

2. What is the city of Alexandria known as?

3. Where does Alexander march through in his conquering Asian campaign?

4. After being arrested by a relative, when is Darius killed by his own troops?

5. What is the knot that Alexander attempts to untie at Gordium called?

(see the answer key)

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