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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, pgs. 379-412.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Alexander in Oxus?
(a) He survived an assassination attempt by a former male lover.
(b) He had to order the execution of Parmenio.
(c) He learned of his mother's death from a messenger.
(d) Many troops mutinied.

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

3. Which BEST characterizes Olympias' relationship with Alexander?
(a) She envied and hated Alexander.
(b) She never knew Alexander.
(c) She feared him and felt terrorized by him.
(d) The two were very close.

4. Which of the following statements is true of Alexander as a boy?
(a) Alexander never held grudges, and was always quick to forgive.
(b) Alexander was shy and unassuming, and cared little for glory.
(c) Alexander loathed his mother and much preferred his father.
(d) Alexander was jealous of his father's military conquests.

5. Who apprehended Bessus?
(a) A group of the Successors.
(b) Spitamenas and Soghdian barons.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Darius' former personal bodyguards.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what event was Philip assassinated?

2. Why was Darius murdered?

3. After Persepolis, to what city did Alexander travel?

4. Which of the following was NOT captured by Alexander at Damascus?

5. What was the attitude of Alexander's army after the battle of Gaugamela?

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