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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Macedonians kill the horses that lead the chariots of the Persian army in their second battle?
(a) With arrows.
(b) With their hands.
(c) With rocks.
(d) With javelins.

2. What is used to burn down the towers that Alexander builds as he attempts to secure Egypt?
(a) A flaming cattle boat.
(b) Burning ropes.
(c) Torches.
(d) Flamed arrows.

3. When do the Macedonians set sail for home?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Evening.

4. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?
(a) Five hundred years.
(b) Two hundred years.
(c) Four hundred years.
(d) Three hundred years.

5. How old is Alexander when he takes the throne of Macedon?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Indians' response to Alexander's flotilla as it makes it way down the river?

2. How many Indians are killed by the Macedonians when Alexander battles with Porus' son?

3. How wide is the battlefield between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountains where Alexander and Darius meet?

4. Which tactic does Alexander use to defeat the Thracians in their first battle?

5. How does Alexander react to the note of warning that he receives while he is ill?

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