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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?

2. How many Getae troops have gathered on the opposite bank of Pine Island as Alexander attempts to land?

3. After being arrested by a relative, when is Darius killed by his own troops?

4. Where is the former governor/satrap of Egypt killed?

5. How does Alexander react to the note of warning that he receives while he is ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Alexander receive at Soli and how do the Macedonians celebrate?

3. What happens when Darius and Alexander meet for the second time?

4. Where does Alexander chase Bessus, and how is Bessus captured?

5. What is the Gordian knot and how does Alexander deal with it?

6. What happens at Gaza and what overall strategy does Alexander have for his campaigns?

7. What questionable actions does Alexander take at Thebes?

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

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

10. What problem does Alexander face at the island of Tyre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the Macedonians face the elements of nature on their campaigns. Explain the events at the Rock of Chorienes and the Rock of Aornos. Include the landscapes of both rocks, the reasonings for the strategies used to take each of them, and the reactions of the natives to the climbs of the Macedonian army. In addition, analyze the losses sustained when traveling through the desert and the monsoons on the way to Gedrosia.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the trouble that the Macedonian army encounters at the island of Tyre, the inventions that help them gain access to the island, why it takes longer than expected to reach the island, and the actions of the Tyrians before, during, and after the Macedonians confront them.

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal leads to the replacement and murder of Darius as Alexander approaches the Persians again.

1) Explain how Bessus betrays Darius to become the self-proclaimed leader of the Persians.

2) Describe Darius' death and Alexander's response to it.

3) Explain why the Persians betray Bessus and how he is captured by the Macedonians. 4) Analyze the role of the Scythians, how they are defeated, and Alexander's actions in Bessus' capture and execution.

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