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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the knot that Alexander attempts to untie at Gordium called?
(a) The Great Knot of Asia.
(b) The Gordian knot.
(c) The Asian knot.
(d) The Great Knot of Gordian.

3. What is Alexander looking for when he surveys the land before battling Darius for the second time?
(a) Hidden trenches, hidden enemy soldiers, and traps.
(b) Hidden trenches and traps.
(c) Hidden enemy soldiers and traps.
(d) Hidden trenches and hidden enemy soldiers.

4. Which river does Alexander cross before defeating Bessus?
(a) The Euphrates.
(b) The Oxus.
(c) The Indus.
(d) The Tigris.

5. Which ancestors is Alexander trying to outdo?
(a) Heracles and Achilles.
(b) Perseus and Achilles.
(c) Heracles, Perseus, and Achilles.
(d) Heracles and Perseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Alexander's and Darius' armies prepare for battling each other a second time?

2. What other name is Arrian, the author, known as?

3. Which of the following is not included in the list of places liberated by Alexander while battling the Persians?

4. How does Darius and the Persian army prepare to battle Alexander for the second time?

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

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