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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. Where does Alexander encounter Darius and his refortified army?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Antioch.
(c) Gaugamela.
(d) Damascus.

2. 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) Number of troops involved in battles.
(c) Names of places.
(d) Geography.

3. How does Alexander react to the note of warning that he receives while he is ill?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is undisturbed.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is angered.

4. Who does Alexander make sacrifices to after seizing the town of the Getae?
(a) Zeus and Poseidon.
(b) Zeus and Apollo.
(c) Zeus and Heracles.
(d) Zeus and Ares.

5. Where does Alexander order his fleet to sail as he makes his way to Heliopolis?
(a) Giza.
(b) Thebes.
(c) Luxor.
(d) Memphis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In one version of the story, how does Alexander deal with the knot at Gordium?

3. What is the knot that Alexander attempts to untie at Gordium called?

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

5. How many cavalry does Alexander have when he makes his way to Pine Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Darius betrayed and killed?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens in the battle between the Macedonians and the Persians at Issus?

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

9. Where does the second battle between the Macedonians and the Persians take place, and what preparations are made for it?

10. How does Alexander assume the crown of Macedon?

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