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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexander do before engaging Darius?
(a) He questions his troops' loyalty.
(b) He jokes with his troops about the upcoming battle.
(c) He threatens his troops.
(d) He gives his troops a speech.

2. When is Philip of Macedon assassinated?
(a) 220 B.C.
(b) 520 B.C.
(c) 446 B.C.
(d) 336 B.C.

3. What happens to Alexander after he takes the healing potion?
(a) He becomes sick again.
(b) He fully recovers.
(c) It has no effect on him.
(d) His recovery is delayed by an additional two weeks.

4. As mentioned in the book, what are some of the accounts of Alexander's visit with the oracle provided by other historians considered?
(a) Fabrications.
(b) Part truth and part lies.
(c) Exaggerations.
(d) There are no other accounts of the visit.

5. Which one of the following is secured by the Macedonians while Alexander is at Soli?
(a) Apamea.
(b) Nicomedia.
(c) Byzantium.
(d) Halicarnassus.

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

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

8. How does Alexander respond to Darius' suggestion that Alexander should marry Darius' daughter?
(a) He refuses it.
(b) He ignores it.
(c) He accepts it.
(d) He agrees to think about it.

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

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

11. What part of his army does Alexander reinforce before charging Darius' army?
(a) The left plank.
(b) The middle.
(c) The right plank.
(d) The back.

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

13. How high are the earthworks that Alexander must build in his sieges against Gaza?
(a) Forty feet.
(b) Fifty feet.
(c) Thirty feet.
(d) Sixty feet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Alexander approaches, where does Darius move his troops?

2. How many talents does Darius offer to Alexander as a way to retrieve his royal family?

3. Which of the following is not included in the list of places liberated by Alexander while battling the Persians?

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

5. How many talents is the town of Soli fined by Alexander?

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