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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Macedonian infantry known as?
(a) The Warrior Eagles.
(b) The Foot Companions.
(c) The Fighting Macedons.
(d) Ground Quake.

2. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?
(a) The city was burned to the ground, but Alexander spared all its citizens.
(b) Thebes' citizens were massacred, but the city was left as a fortress.
(c) Thebes' brokered a peace and became part of Alexander's kingdom.
(d) Thebes' citizens were massacred and the city was burned to the ground.

3. What was the main weapon of the Macedonian infantry under King Philip?
(a) Short sword.
(b) Javelin.
(c) Double-bladed axe.
(d) Sarissa.

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

5. What was Thebes' immediate reaction to Alexander assuming the Macedonian throne?
(a) They openly accepted Alexander as their king.
(b) They tried to bribe members of the Macedonian assembly to depose Alexander.
(c) They kidnapped Alexander's mother Olympias.
(d) They expelled Alexander's troops from the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Alexander offer Thebes amnesty?

2. Which BEST characterizes the environment in which Alexander as a child was brought up?

3. Mieza was known for what export?

4. What was Philip's stance on Panhellenism?

5. What strategy did Philip use in 939 to defeat his enemy?

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