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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Thrace's neighbors were involved in their second battle with Alexander?
(a) Illyrians.
(b) Triballi.
(c) Amphilochians.
(d) Tymphaei.

2. How many infantry does Alexander have when he begins his Asian campaign?
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Forty thousand.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Thirty thousand.

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

4. Where is Thrace located?
(a) North of Macedonia.
(b) West of Macedonia.
(c) South of Macedonia.
(d) East of Macedonia.

5. What other name is Arrian, the author, known as?
(a) Anacreon.
(b) Hesiod.
(c) Homer.
(d) Xenophon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Facing resistance from Glaucias, what town does Alexander attempt to take?

2. How many lines of men does the phalanx consist of?

3. How long after the fact does Arrian write about the campaigns of Alexander?

4. How does Alexander defeat Glaucias?

5. How many of Alexander's men are killed in the second battle with the Thracians?

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