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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ancestors is Alexander trying to outdo?
(a) Heracles, Perseus, and Achilles.
(b) Heracles and Achilles.
(c) Heracles and Perseus.
(d) Perseus and Achilles.

2. How many cavalry does Alexander have when he makes his way to Pine Island?
(a) Sixteen hundred.
(b) Eighteen hundred.
(c) Fifteen hundred.
(d) Seventeen hundred.

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

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

5. What is the city of Alexandria known as?
(a) The Pearl of the Mediterranean.
(b) The Pearl of Egypt.
(c) The Diamond of Egypt.
(d) The Diamond of the Mediterranean.

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

7. Where is Thrace located?
(a) South of Macedonia.
(b) North of Macedonia.
(c) West of Macedonia.
(d) East of Macedonia.

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

9. Where does Alexander first attack the Persian army in their second battle?
(a) Both the left and right flanks.
(b) The middle.
(c) The right flank.
(d) The left flank.

10. Where does Alexander dispatch his troops to retrieve Darius' treasure after the battle?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Latakia.
(c) Saida.
(d) Tripoli.

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

12. How many lines of men does the phalanx consist of?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alexander warned not to trust when he becomes ill?

2. Which northwest town rebels against Alexander after his battle with Glaucias?

3. Which authors does Arrian challenge readers to read in order to verify the information he is presenting?

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

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

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