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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much resistance does Alexander encounter at Egypt?
(a) Moderate resistance.
(b) Slight resistance.
(c) No resistance.
(d) Heavy resistance.

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

4. How many of Alexander's men are killed in the second battle with the Thracians?
(a) Sixty five.
(b) Seventy five.
(c) Forty five.
(d) Fifty five.

5. How many talents is the town of Soli fined by Alexander?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Three hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Alexander's and Darius' armies prepare for battling each other a second time?

2. What is Alexander looking for when he surveys the land before battling Darius for the second time?

3. How many miles does the Getae army retreat after Alexander attacks them?

4. How many talents does Alexander seize from Darius' royal tent?

5. What other name is Arrian, the author, known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Alexander face at the island of Tyre?

2. How do Alexander and the Macedonians win their first battle with the Thracians?

3. What omen does Alexander listen to in preparing to battle the Persians?

4. How do the Macedonians pass through the Syrian Gates, and what weakness does Alexander correct before facing Darius and the Persians?

5. Whom do the Thracians recruit for the second battle with the Macedonians and what is the result?

6. What is the warning that Alexander receives while he is ill during the march from Asia to Tarsus, and how does he respond?

7. What is the first thing that Alexander does once he becomes the ruler of Macedon, and how does the city of Athens respond?

8. What incident occurs when the Uxians attempt to interfere with Alexander's plans to pass through the Persian Gates?

9. What news does Alexander receive at Soli and how do the Macedonians celebrate?

10. How does Alexander defeat the Tyrians?

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