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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. The spears were ________________ feet long and quite heavy; therefore, they were not used in battle per se, although they might be seen on the periphery.
(a) Five.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

2. Throughout Alexander's childhood, the boy was well educated in many areas suitable to a young royal. Alexander's education included learning to sing and play the lyre, hunt, ride, and to debate, and to appreciate epic poetry, mostly as it related to whom?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Homer.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Socrates.

3. 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?
(a) Yes, all of them.
(b) Yes, one of them.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, some of them.

4. Keegan compares Alexander to whom?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Patton.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) MacMillon.

5. Alexander often used __________ to the point of detriment.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Love.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Olympias and Philip were a good match - passionate, loving, and committed by _____________________.

2. The inner core of the army was __________________, comprised of about three thousand men, two thousand of which rode into Asia.

3. Alexander wanted to go after and slay Darius, but what happened?

4. Alexander had a select infantry known as _______________, whose main job it was to surround and protect Alexander.

5. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.

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