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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alexander respond to Darius' offer to be allies?
(a) He accepts the offer.
(b) He does not understand the offer.
(c) He rejects the offer.
(d) He ignores the offer.

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

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

4. Which one of the following is not included in the list of things that J.R. Hamilton clarifies in the book's footnotes?
(a) Alexander's age during the battles.
(b) Names of places.
(c) Geography.
(d) Number of troops involved in battles.

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

6. When does Alexander arrive in Thapsacus?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) June.

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

8. Which omen does Alexander pay attention to which leads him to render the Persian navy useless?
(a) A lion.
(b) A tiger.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A hawk.

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

10. How does Darius and the Persian army prepare to battle Alexander for the second time?
(a) They level the land.
(b) They build giant spears from trees.
(c) They work to make the land uneven.
(d) They build moats.

11. What is used to burn down the towers that Alexander builds as he attempts to secure Egypt?
(a) Burning ropes.
(b) A flaming cattle boat.
(c) Torches.
(d) Flamed arrows.

12. What season is it when Alexander finishes reorganizing the government of Egypt and heads north?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

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

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

15. After Alexander defeats the Getae people, what does he do to their town?
(a) He ridicules it.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He renames it.
(d) He ignores it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which assassin is responsible for killing Philip of Macedon?

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

3. In celebration of good news, what festivities does Alexander conduct?

4. What type of talents does the town of Aspendus offer to Alexander after surrendering?

5. Which ancestors is Alexander trying to outdo?

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