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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Philip when Alexander first led the troops, quelling a rebellion?
(a) With Olympias in Egypt.
(b) In Mieza.
(c) Involved in the Byzantine campaign.
(d) By his side, overseeing the operation.

2. Who was the mother of Alexander?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Theta.
(c) Olympias.
(d) Parmenia.

3. How could Macedonia be characterized prior to Philip's rule?
(a) Weak and insignificant.
(b) Peaceful and powerful.
(c) Mystical and feared.
(d) Warlike and imperial.

4. In response to learning that Philip supported the Persians, what did the Greeks do?
(a) Arrested and tortured Philip.
(b) Tried to poison Philip.
(c) Sent men to rob Philip's palace.
(d) Arrested and tortured one of Philip's men.

5. What strategy did Philip use in 939 to defeat his enemy?
(a) He forced a land war, as opposed to a war on the sea.
(b) He used ballista for the first time in a battle.
(c) He forced a sea war, as opposed to a war on land.
(d) He married a rival queen to forge peace.

6. During the uprising of 335 BC, on what condition did Thebes offer its surrender?
(a) City leaders demanded the surrender of two of Alexander's military leaders.
(b) City leaders demanded that Alexander conquer their enemy, Thrace.
(c) City leaders demanded that their women survive unharmed.
(d) City leaders demanded Alexander relinquish the Macedonian crown.

7. Which of the following was NOT captured by Alexander at Damascus?
(a) The Persian royal treasure.
(b) Darius' bride Stateira.
(c) Relatives of Persian commanders.
(d) Ambassadors from Thebes and Sparta.

8. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?
(a) Xerxes I.
(b) Demosthenes.
(c) Parmenio.
(d) Memnon of Rhodes.

9. What kind of military leader was King Philip?
(a) He was a strict disciplinarian.
(b) He relied heavily on improvisation and instinct.
(c) He did not keep much of an army during his reign.
(d) He was a procrastinator who did not insist on high standards.

10. Who did Alexander send to Damascus for the Persian royal treasure?
(a) Hephaestion.
(b) Ada.
(c) Parmenio.
(d) Memnon.

11. Who financed the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Parmenio.
(c) Olympias.
(d) Amnytas.

12. What was the first town to which Alexander came in the Persian campaign?
(a) Granicus.
(b) Gordium.
(c) Lampsacus.
(d) Pelium.

13. How did the Persian empire prepare for a planned invasion of the Greek mainland around 334 BC?
(a) Darius married Ada to force a political/military alliance.
(b) Memnon captured Athens to use as a base of operations.
(c) Darius fired Memnon in order to personally lead the troops.
(d) Memnon began capturing islands off the coast.

14. While sieging Tyre, Alexander traveled to which city for reinforcements and his warships?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Athens.
(c) Pella.
(d) Sidon.

15. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?
(a) Memnon.
(b) Darius.
(c) Apollonius.
(d) Xerxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in Gordium, what did Alexander take as a sign from Zeus to continue his campaign?

2. In the summer of 939, with what threat did Philip have to contend?

3. Where did Darius offer a settlement to Alexander after the battle of Issus?

4. Which of the following statements is true of Alexander as a boy?

5. What was the outcome of the Battle of Chaeronaea?

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