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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 causes Alexander to kill Cleitus?
(a) He hears Cleitus plans to assassinate him.
(b) He is drunk and they argue.
(c) He mistakes Cleitus for an enemy.
(d) He is defending himself.

2. How many animals die in the desert that the Macedonians travel across after monsoon season?
(a) None of them.
(b) Half of them.
(c) Most of them.
(d) Few of them.

3. Who was Alexander's childhood tutor?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Aristotle.

4. What does Alexander replace at the tomb of Cyrus?
(a) Riches.
(b) Water.
(c) Trees.
(d) Flowers.

5. How many cities named Alexandria are founded during Alexander's empire-building campaigns?
(a) Many.
(b) One.
(c) Only a few.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bessus after he is captured by Alexander?

2. What final "unconquerable place" does Alexander attack after defeating the mercenaries from Massaga?

3. How many Indian mercenaries from the town of Massaga threaten Alexander?

4. On what river does Alexander first use boats to build a bridge?

5. What is the first thing that Alexander does when he faces Porus across the river?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the Rock of Aornos?

3. How is Alexander injured while fighting the Mallians?

4. 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?

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

6. How does Porus accept the defeat and why does Alexander give him his kingdom back?

7. What takes place when Alexander encounters Porus' son?

8. What omen does Alexander ignore before facing the Scythians and what is the result of their battle?

9. What idea causes Callisthenes to challenge Alexander?

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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