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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cavalry does Alexander have when he makes his way to Pine Island?
(a) Eighteen hundred.
(b) Fifteen hundred.
(c) Seventeen hundred.
(d) Sixteen hundred.

2. Which mountains does Alexander pass on the way to the Syrian Gates?
(a) The Anti Toros Mountains.
(b) The Instranca Mountains.
(c) The Pontic Mountains.
(d) The Amanus Mountains.

3. How many lines of men does the phalanx consist of?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

4. How much resistance does Alexander encounter as he marches into India?
(a) Moderate resistance.
(b) Significant resistance.
(c) No resistance.
(d) Slight resistance.

5. Whom do the elephants trample in trying to escape the Macedonians' assault?
(a) Neither the Macedonians nor the Indians.
(b) Only the Indians.
(c) The Macedonians and the Indians.
(d) Only the Macedonians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the enemy army does Alexander position his mounted archers against in the battle with Porus?

2. How many cavalry does Porus' son have when he first encounters Alexander?

3. What does Alexander do to the Scythians and those that encouraged them after defeating them?

4. How many Indians are killed by the Macedonians when Alexander battles with Porus' son?

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

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