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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 many soldiers volunteer to climb the Rock of Sogdiana?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Three hundred.

2. Which Macedonian officer gives a speech in favor of ending the war and returning home?
(a) Callisthenes.
(b) Coenus.
(c) Craterus.
(d) Coragus.

3. Where does Alexander initially surprise the Mallians?
(a) On a mountain.
(b) In a field.
(c) In a desert.
(d) On a river.

4. What happens to Bessus after he is captured by Alexander?
(a) He is sent to jail.
(b) He is released.
(c) He joins the Macedonians.
(d) He is executed.

5. On what river does Alexander first use boats to build a bridge?
(a) Ganges.
(b) Indus.
(c) Kaveri.
(d) Narmada.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cavalry does Porus' son have when he first encounters Alexander?

2. What do the Macedonians exploit to gain an early advantage over Porus and the Indians?

3. What side of the Rock of Sogdiana has sheer cliffs?

4. What causes Alexander to kill Cleitus?

5. What do the Macedonians fill the ravine in the Rock of Chorienes with as they climb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What costly mistake does Alexander make at Gedrosia?

2. How does Alexander tackle the Rock of Chorienes?

3. What happens at the Rock of Aornos?

4. How do the Macedonians reach the top of the Rock of Sogdiana?

5. What is significant about the town of Cyropolis?

6. Who is Cleitus and how does he die?

7. How do Alexander and the Macedonians begin their trip to the Indian Ocean, and what impression do they make on the Indians?

8. What idea causes Callisthenes to challenge Alexander?

9. What happens to the crew at the Acesines River junction?

10. How is Alexander injured while fighting the Mallians?

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