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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 between the natives on top of the Rock of Chorienes and the Macedonians?
(a) The natives begin attacking the Macedonians as they reach the top.
(b) The natives begin jumping off the mountain.
(c) Their leader surrenders to Alexander.
(d) The natives hide from Alexander.

2. How long does it take for Alexander to regret killing Cleitus?
(a) He regrets it the next week.
(b) He regrets it the next day.
(c) He regrets it immediately.
(d) He never regrets it.

3. What do the Macedonians exploit to gain an early advantage over Porus and the Indians?
(a) The illness of the elephants.
(b) The fear of Porus.
(c) The way horses become uncontrollable near elephants.
(d) The fear of Porus' men.

4. Which river presents rapids for Alexander?
(a) Acesines.
(b) Hydaspes.
(c) Indus.
(d) Tigris.

5. Where is Porus wounded in the battle with Alexander?
(a) The right leg.
(b) The left leg.
(c) The right shoulder.
(d) The left shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wounds Alexander during the fight in a Mallian town?

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

3. How do the natives react when the Macedonians reach the top of the Rock of Sogdiana?

4. How many Indians are killed by the Macedonians when Alexander battles with Porus' son?

5. How many cities named Alexandria are founded during Alexander's empire-building campaigns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What idea causes Callisthenes to challenge Alexander?

2. Why does Alexander want to take the Rock of Sogdiana, and what do the natives on top of the rock tell him?

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

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

5. How does Alexander cross the Indus River?

6. Why does Alexander want to see the ocean, and what warning does he give to the Macedonians in a speech defending his decision to continue with the campaign?

7. What is significant about the town of Cyropolis?

8. How does Alexander respond to Coenus' speech?

9. How is Alexander injured while fighting the Mallians?

10. What costly mistake does Alexander make at Gedrosia?

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