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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In celebration of good news, what festivities does Alexander conduct?
(a) Music, games, and archery contests.
(b) Music, games, and poetry.
(c) Games, archery contests, and poetry.
(d) Music, archery contests, and poetry.

2. As Alexander approaches, where does Darius move his troops?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Gaugamela.
(c) Arados.
(d) Issus.

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

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

5. In one version of the story, how does Alexander deal with the knot at Gordium?
(a) He unties it by himself.
(b) He cuts through it with a sword.
(c) He unties it with the help of three other men.
(d) He burns it.

6. Where does Alexander's first Asian battle take place?
(a) The Granicus River.
(b) The Euphrates River.
(c) The Tigris River.
(d) The Araxes River.

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

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

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

10. How old is Alexander when he takes the throne of Macedon?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

11. Which of the following is not included in the list of places liberated by Alexander while battling the Persians?
(a) Ephesus.
(b) Lade.
(c) Sardis.
(d) Attalia.

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

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

14. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?
(a) Two hundred years.
(b) Four hundred years.
(c) Five hundred years.
(d) Three hundred years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the sides matched in the battle between Alexander and Darius?

2. What does Alexander reportedly hear from the oracle?

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

4. Where does Alexander dispatch his troops to retrieve Darius' treasure after the battle?

5. Which river does Alexander cross before battling the Getae army?

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