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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 happens to Alexander after he takes the healing potion?
(a) His recovery is delayed by an additional two weeks.
(b) He becomes sick again.
(c) He fully recovers.
(d) It has no effect on him.

2. What other name is Arrian, the author, known as?
(a) Hesiod.
(b) Xenophon.
(c) Anacreon.
(d) Homer.

3. Which omen does Alexander pay attention to which leads him to render the Persian navy useless?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A hawk.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A lion.

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

5. What temple is a source of refuge for a town's population as Alexander battles to secure Egypt?
(a) The Temple of Poseidon.
(b) The Temple of Ares.
(c) The Temple of Heracles.
(d) The Temple of Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tactic does Alexander use to defeat the Thracians in their first battle?

2. How long has the Persian Empire been trying to conquer Greece when Alexander builds an army to attack it?

3. What is used to burn down the towers that Alexander builds as he attempts to secure Egypt?

4. How many talents does Darius offer to Alexander as a way to retrieve his royal family?

5. Where is Thrace located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alexander surprise the Getae army and what happens during their battle?

2. What trouble does Alexander overcome while passing through the Persian Gates?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Alexander defeat the Tyrians?

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

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