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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was ______ months later before Alexander and Darius met again.
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. Why did Olympias' and Philip's relationship fall apart?
(a) He had an affair.
(b) She fell in love with another man.
(c) He was preoccupied with politics and war.
(d) Philip had lost all of his wealth.

3. Like many royals, Alexander had a tutor. Alexander's tutor of __________ years also happened to be a brilliant student of Plato's, a man named Aristotle.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

4. Technically, the victory in battle meant that Alexander was now what?
(a) The ruler of Indo-Europe.
(b) The ruler of Persia.
(c) The ruler of the world.
(d) The ruler of Macedonia.

5. What was the name of Alexander's famous horse?
(a) Belle.
(b) Beast.
(c) Bucocrates.
(d) Bucephalas.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.

2. Alexander was the __________________ son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias.

3. Did Aristotle have a long and irreversible impact on Alexander?

4. The ___________________ love drama and the theatre.

5. Aristotle would become known as one of the world's most brilliant philosophers and the founding father of ___________.

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