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

2. What river is Thapsacus located near?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Tigris.
(c) The Atbara.
(d) The Euphrates.

3. Which of the following is not included in the description of the scenery surrounding the shrine of Ammon?
(a) Wild berry bushes.
(b) Desert oasis.
(c) Olive trees.
(d) Date palms.

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

5. As Alexander approaches, where does Darius move his troops?
(a) Issus.
(b) Arados.
(c) Gaugamela.
(d) Alexandria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it when Alexander finishes reorganizing the government of Egypt and heads north?

2. Where does Alexander dispatch his troops to retrieve Darius' treasure after the battle?

3. How do the Macedonians kill the horses that lead the chariots of the Persian army in their second battle?

4. How high are the earthworks that Alexander must build in his sieges against Gaza?

5. What does Alexander do before engaging Darius?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Alexander do at Pasargadae and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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