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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexander tell his troops in an attempt to encourage them to continue fighting?
(a) The end of war is near.
(b) This is only the beginning of war.
(c) They have seen too much war.
(d) They have not yet seen war.

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

3. What is Alexander looking for when he surveys the land before battling Darius for the second time?
(a) Hidden trenches, hidden enemy soldiers, and traps.
(b) Hidden trenches and hidden enemy soldiers.
(c) Hidden enemy soldiers and traps.
(d) Hidden trenches and traps.

4. What does Alexander do to the Scythians and those that encouraged them after defeating them?
(a) He kills them.
(b) He releases them.
(c) He arrests them.
(d) He convinces them to fight with him.

5. How many miles does the Getae army retreat after Alexander attacks them?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Alexander's troops defend themselves against the arrows of the enemy on the way up the Rock of Chorienes?

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

3. How much resistance does Alexander encounter at Egypt?

4. What town informs Alexander that Porus intends to stop the Macedonian army?

5. Where is Thrace located?

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