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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river is Thapsacus located near?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Euphrates.
(c) The Tigris.
(d) The Atbara.

2. How many days does Alexander mourn for Cleitus' death?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

3. After Alexander defeats the Getae people, what does he do to their town?
(a) He renames it.
(b) He ignores it.
(c) He ridicules it.
(d) He burns it.

4. Where is Alexander crowned the Pharaoh?
(a) Luxor.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Thebes.

5. How long does it take for Alexander to regret killing Cleitus?
(a) He never regrets it.
(b) He regrets it the next day.
(c) He regrets it the next week.
(d) He regrets it immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexander do to the Scythians and those that encouraged them after defeating them?

2. Where is Thrace located?

3. Which northwest town rebels against Alexander after his battle with Glaucias?

4. Which omen does Alexander pay attention to which leads him to render the Persian navy useless?

5. How much resistance does Alexander encounter at Egypt?

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