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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Wellington have any sympathy for offenders?
(a) Yes, often.
(b) Yes, sometimes.
(c) Yes, always.
(d) No.

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

3. Once Wellington took the reins, he had participated in an average of how many battles per year, not counting the years taken off during peacetime or tending to other duties?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

4. There is not much mention of Philip taking part in Alexander's life until the boy was about age ______________.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. ___________________, a contemporary of Wellington's from Calcutta, described the man thus: "He was all life and spirits. In height he was about 5 feet 7 inches (in fact nearer 5 feet 10 inches) with a long pale face, a remarkably large aquiline nose, a clear blue eye and the blackest beard I ever saw" (p. 106).

3. In 1806, Wellington realized what dream?

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

5. Alexander could, however, claim an abundance of natural resources, livestock, grains, and fertile lands. The latter was due in part to what?

(see the answer key)

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