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

2. According to the legend, what happens to a person if they can untie the knot at Gordium?
(a) They will be rewarded with gold.
(b) They will receive ten years of good luck.
(c) They will become the ruler of Asia.
(d) They will never be hungry again.

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

4. What does Alexander do before engaging Darius?
(a) He gives his troops a speech.
(b) He questions his troops' loyalty.
(c) He threatens his troops.
(d) He jokes with his troops about the upcoming battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Alexander after he takes the healing potion?

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

3. Which mountains does Alexander pass on the way to the Syrian Gates?

4. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?

5. How many lines of men does the phalanx consist of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second offer that Darius makes to Alexander and how does he respond?

2. What offer does Darius make to Alexander after losing the first battle?

3. Where is Alexander crowned the Pharaoh, and what happens when he visits the oracle of Ammon?

4. What happens at Gaza and what overall strategy does Alexander have for his campaigns?

5. What threat does Glaucias pose to Alexander and how do the Macedonians attempt to take the town of Pelium?

6. What is the author's intention in "The Campaigns of Alexander", and what challenge does he make to the reader?

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

8. Where does Alexander chase Bessus, and how is Bessus captured?

9. How does Alexander assume the crown of Macedon?

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

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