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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 does Alexander defeat Glaucias?
2. Which river does Alexander cross before battling the Getae army?
3. Which omen does Alexander pay attention to which leads him to render the Persian navy useless?
4. How many cavalry does Alexander have when he makes his way to Pine Island?
5. Where does Alexander march through in his conquering Asian campaign?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens at Gaza and what overall strategy does Alexander have for his campaigns?
2. What questionable actions does Alexander take at Thebes?
3. Whom do the Thracians recruit for the second battle with the Macedonians and what is the result?
4. What is the warning that Alexander receives while he is ill during the march from Asia to Tarsus, and how does he respond?
5. What is the author's intention in "The Campaigns of Alexander", and what challenge does he make to the reader?
6. How does Alexander cross the Danube River and what obstacle stands in his way?
7. What news does Alexander receive at Soli and how do the Macedonians celebrate?
8. What incident occurs when the Uxians attempt to interfere with Alexander's plans to pass through the Persian Gates?
9. What omen does Alexander listen to in preparing to battle the Persians?
10. What is the second offer that Darius makes to Alexander and how does he respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's reasons for writing "The Campaigns of Alexander", including the following:
1) Describe Arrian's background and why he is considered an authority on the history of Alexander the Great.
2) Explain Arrian's intentions in writing the book and how he hopes to accomplish them. 3) Describe the challenge that Arrian makes to the reader in order to substantiate his accuracy.
Essay Topic 2
Explain both offers that Darius makes to Alexander in his attempts to regain his royal family. Also, include Alexander's responses to the offers, his treatment of the royal family, and explain why he continues to pursue Darius after he has been defeated.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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