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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 chariots does Porus' son have when he first faces Alexander?
(a) Two hundred and forty.
(b) One hundred and forty.
(c) Four hundred and forty.
(d) Three hundred and forty.

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

3. How many days does Alexander mourn for Cleitus' death?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

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

5. What do the Macedonians fill the ravine in the Rock of Chorienes with as they climb?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Water.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Macedonians pour on the back of the elephants during the battle with Porus?

2. What is the result of the alternate route that Alexander takes to the Indian Ocean?

3. What town informs Alexander that Porus intends to stop the Macedonian army?

4. When do the Macedonians set sail for home?

5. Whom do the elephants trample in trying to escape the Macedonians' assault?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alexander cross the Indus River?

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

3. What happens at the Rock of Aornos?

4. What action does Alexander take while visiting the tomb of Cyrus?

5. Who is Cleitus and how does he die?

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

7. What idea causes Callisthenes to challenge Alexander?

8. On the way to Gedrosia, what happens to some of the Macedonian army and the animals in the desert?

9. 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?

10. After being seriously injured in a battle, what does Alexander do to ensure his troops that he is still alive?

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