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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Thrace's neighbors were involved in their second battle with Alexander?
(a) Illyrians.
(b) Amphilochians.
(c) Triballi.
(d) Tymphaei.

2. What town informs Alexander that Porus intends to stop the Macedonian army?
(a) Mathura.
(b) Sakala.
(c) Taxiles.
(d) Campa.

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

4. Where is Alexander crowned the Pharaoh?
(a) Luxor.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Thebes.

5. How many days does Alexander battle the mercenaries from Massaga?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How wide is the battlefield between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountains where Alexander and Darius meet?

3. What does Alexander tell his troops in an attempt to encourage them to continue fighting?

4. When is Philip of Macedon assassinated?

5. How high are the earthworks that Alexander must build in his sieges against Gaza?

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