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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. 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.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. Many of the soldiers were considered to be ___________ by Alexander.
(a) Friends.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Family.

3. 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.
(a) 1,400.
(b) 140,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 1,400,000.

4. By 3:00 on Sunday the __________, the battle at Waterloo was in full swing.
(a) 7th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 13th.

5. At age ___________, Alexander went to war under Philip's command for the first time.
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wellington had first witnessed warfare in _________ in Holland.

2. The author states that Alexander was deeply affected by two things during his childhood - his love of Homer's epic poetry and the extreme and eccentric beliefs of whom?

3. The most important battle of Wellington's life would turn out to be the __________ day battle at Waterloo.

4. 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.

5. Why did Olympias' and Philip's relationship fall apart?

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