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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. Which of the following is not included in the description of the scenery surrounding the shrine of Ammon?

2. Which river does Alexander cross before battling the Getae army?

3. Facing resistance from Glaucias, what town does Alexander attempt to take?

4. How long do Alexander's and Darius' armies prepare for battling each other a second time?

5. How wide is the battlefield between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountains where Alexander and Darius meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident occurs when the Uxians attempt to interfere with Alexander's plans to pass through the Persian Gates?

2. How does Alexander defeat the Tyrians?

3. Where is Alexander crowned the Pharaoh, and what happens when he visits the oracle of Ammon?

4. Whom do the Thracians recruit for the second battle with the Macedonians and what is the result?

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

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

7. How does Alexander assume the crown of Macedon?

8. What is the author's intention in "The Campaigns of Alexander", and what challenge does he make to the reader?

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

10. Where does the second battle between the Macedonians and the Persians take place, and what preparations are made for it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Alexander's speech and Coenus' speech as the decision is made to return home and end the campaign. Use the book as a reference to form an analysis of why Coenus' speech was so effective, the points he makes during it, and Alexander's manipulative response to it.

Essay Topic 2

While crossing the Hydaspes River, Alexander meets Porus, and a new rivalry begins.

1) Describe the battle between the Macedonians and Porus' son.

2) Explain what happens when Alexander battles Porus and the Indians, the strategies of both armies, and the results of the battle.

3) Compare Porus with Darius looking at how both choose to handle defeat at the hands of the Macedonians.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the circumstances surrounding the controversial assassination of Philip of Macedon. Include the varying theories of who is responsible for the assassination and the implications of Philips' death for Macedon in general.

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