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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. After Philip died, it was clear that it was Alexander's time to assume power at the tender age of ___________.
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

2. Alexander developed a reverence for what Greek god?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Dionysus.
(d) Hercules.

3. Aristotle would become known as one of the world's most brilliant philosophers and the founding father of ___________.
(a) Democracy.
(b) Umpiricism.
(c) Globalization.
(d) Empiricism.

4. Alexander paid a visit to the Oracle and it was said that the Oracle referred to Alexander as the son of whom?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Philip.

5. Describe Olympias.
(a) Not demure or inexperienced.
(b) Demure and inexperienced.
(c) Cold-hearted and mean.
(d) Shy and quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.

2. For how long did Alexander march?

3. Philip had been married _________ times by the time he married OIympias and would marry another three times afterward, casting Olympias and the other wives aside as he tired of them.

4. Chapter one, "Alexander the Great and Heroic Leadership," begins with Keegan comparing Alexander to Napoleon, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Prince Charles, Hitler and others. Does the author believe any of these leaders can compare to Alexander the Great?

5. Even with _________________ soldiers, Darius was unable to outsmart Alexander, who perfectly executed a plan to attack Darius from the rear rather than wait to face the ruler head on at Cilicia.

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