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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many infantry does Alexander have when he begins his Asian campaign?
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Thirty thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Forty thousand.

2. Which river does Alexander cross before battling the Getae army?
(a) Danube.
(b) Elpeus.
(c) Arahthos.
(d) Pinios.

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

4. What is the knot that Alexander attempts to untie at Gordium called?
(a) The Great Knot of Asia.
(b) The Gordian knot.
(c) The Great Knot of Gordian.
(d) The Asian knot.

5. 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.

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

7. How does Alexander defeat Glaucias?
(a) With the use of archers.
(b) With the help of several tribes.
(c) With a surprise attack at night.
(d) With the use of a phalanx.

8. Which island does Alexander experience problems with while trying to secure Egypt?
(a) El Mina.
(b) Naqoura.
(c) Sidon.
(d) Tyre.

9. How is Ammon later described?
(a) As a man with a bell.
(b) As a man with horns.
(c) As a ram.
(d) As a bull.

10. What river is Thapsacus located near?
(a) The Tigris.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Atbara.
(d) The Euphrates.

11. Where is the oracle of Ammon that Alexander visits located?
(a) Algeria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Libya.
(d) Chad.

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

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

14. Which of the following is not included in the description of the scenery surrounding the shrine of Ammon?
(a) Olive trees.
(b) Wild berry bushes.
(c) Date palms.
(d) Desert oasis.

15. How are the sides matched in the battle between Alexander and Darius?
(a) Both armies have the same number of troops.
(b) Alexander's army is outnumbered.
(c) Darius' army is outnumbered.
(d) There is no record of how many troops either army had.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far away is Sochi, when Alexander learns that Darius is there?

3. Which sea does Alexander try to establish ports on after dealing with the knot in Gordium?

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

5. After Alexander defeats the Getae people, what does he do to their town?

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