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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of talents does the town of Aspendus offer to Alexander after surrendering?
(a) Gold and horses.
(b) Silver and horses.
(c) Silver, gold, and horses.
(d) Silver and gold.

2. How many of Alexander's men are killed in the second battle with the Thracians?
(a) Forty five.
(b) Fifty five.
(c) Sixty five.
(d) Seventy five.

3. Where does Alexander order his fleet to sail as he makes his way to Heliopolis?
(a) Luxor.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Giza.

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

5. Which sea does Alexander try to establish ports on after dealing with the knot in Gordium?
(a) The Sea of Crete.
(b) The Mediterranean Sea.
(c) The Ionian Sea.
(d) The Aegean Sea.

6. After being arrested by a relative, when is Darius killed by his own troops?
(a) June of 330 B.C.
(b) July of 330 B.C.
(c) July of 340 B.C.
(d) April of 340 B.C.

7. What slows Alexander down when he crosses the Syrian Gates on his way to Sochi?
(a) An illness.
(b) The weather.
(c) His crew's complaining.
(d) An unexpected attack.

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

9. How many talents is the town of Soli fined by Alexander?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) One hundred.

10. Facing resistance from Glaucias, what town does Alexander attempt to take?
(a) Ambracia.
(b) Thasos.
(c) Maronea.
(d) Pelium.

11. How does Alexander react to the note of warning that he receives while he is ill?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is undisturbed.
(c) He is angered.
(d) He is confused.

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

13. Where is the former governor/satrap of Egypt killed?
(a) Troprokkale.
(b) Sochoi.
(c) Issus.
(d) Mariandrus.

14. How many enemy casualties are there in Alexander's second battle with the Thracians?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

15. Which northwest town rebels against Alexander after his battle with Glaucias?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Delphi.
(c) Elatea.
(d) Thermon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Ammon first depicted?

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

3. Which ancestors is Alexander trying to outdo?

4. What is used to burn down the towers that Alexander builds as he attempts to secure Egypt?

5. Which of the following is not included in the description of the scenery surrounding the shrine of Ammon?

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