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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, pgs. 412-437.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military strategy did Philip innovate in his battle with the Illyrians?
(a) Shields for the front line.
(b) Ranged combat with archers.
(c) A slanted infantry line.
(d) He used elephants in war for the first time.

2. In what year was the battle of Pelium fought?
(a) 480 BC.
(b) 335 BC.
(c) 320 BC.
(d) 128 AD.

3. In which Egyptian city was Alexander proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Gaza.
(d) Pelusium.

4. Persepolis was the burial place of whom?
(a) Achaemenid kings.
(b) Alexander's mother.
(c) Macedonian kings.
(d) Athenian senators.

5. When King Philip met the Illyrians in battle, how many Illyrians did he kill, approximately?
(a) Only a handful.
(b) Nineteen thousand.
(c) Seven thousand.
(d) One Hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Gaza hold out against Alexander's pressure?

2. In what year was Alexander the Great born?

3. What did Alexander and his army build in order to lay siege to Tyre?

4. In 331 BC, how did Alexander learn about Darius' plan to attack him at the Tigris River?

5. What city did Alexander have built after the battle of Granicus?

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