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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Indians' response to Alexander's flotilla as it makes it way down the river?
(a) They are impressed.
(b) They are angered.
(c) They are amused.
(d) They are entertained.

2. Who was Alexander's childhood tutor?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristotle.

3. How do Alexander's troops defend themselves against the arrows of the enemy on the way up the Rock of Chorienes?
(a) They climb at night so the enemy cannot see them.
(b) They begin throwing rocks up at the enemy.
(c) They dodge them with speed.
(d) They use screens.

4. How many animals die in the desert that the Macedonians travel across after monsoon season?
(a) None of them.
(b) Few of them.
(c) Most of them.
(d) Half of them.

5. How much resistance does Alexander encounter as he marches into India?
(a) Significant resistance.
(b) No resistance.
(c) Slight resistance.
(d) Moderate resistance.

6. Which river presents rapids for Alexander?
(a) Acesines.
(b) Indus.
(c) Hydaspes.
(d) Tigris.

7. As part of his strategy, what does Alexander want Porus to do on the river?
(a) Post lookouts.
(b) Stay on one side of the river.
(c) Follow Alexander.
(d) Position men on both sides of the river.

8. What wounds Alexander during the fight in a Mallian town?
(a) A fire.
(b) A rock.
(c) A spear.
(d) An arrow.

9. How do the natives react when the Macedonians reach the top of the Rock of Sogdiana?
(a) They attempt to bargain with them.
(b) They attempt to resist, but lose.
(c) They begin climbing down the mountain.
(d) They surrender.

10. How many days does Alexander mourn for Cleitus' death?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

11. Where is Porus wounded in the battle with Alexander?
(a) The left shoulder.
(b) The right shoulder.
(c) The left leg.
(d) The right leg.

12. How does Porus position the elephants when preparing to march against Alexander?
(a) Back to back.
(b) In a line.
(c) At intervals.
(d) In a circle.

13. What is the largest town that Alexander has resistance from, and the town that is populated by the Scythians?
(a) Cyropolis.
(b) Armenia.
(c) Phrygia.
(d) Gedrosia.

14. When does Alexander give Porus his kingdom back?
(a) June of 362 B.C.
(b) June of 326 B.C.
(c) May of 326 B.C.
(d) May of 362 B.C.

15. What final "unconquerable place" does Alexander attack after defeating the mercenaries from Massaga?
(a) The Rock of Aornos.
(b) The Rock of Arachosia.
(c) The Rock of Pamir.
(d) The Rock of Maracanda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bessus after he is captured by Alexander?

2. How does Alexander deal with the resistance he encounters on the way to the Indian Ocean after recovering from his injury?

3. Which one of the following is not something that Alexander tells his men after they have requested to return home?

4. How many Indian mercenaries from the town of Massaga threaten Alexander?

5. Whom do the elephants trample in trying to escape the Macedonians' assault?

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