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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town informs Alexander that Porus intends to stop the Macedonian army?
(a) Sakala.
(b) Taxiles.
(c) Campa.
(d) Mathura.

2. What do the Macedonians use against the elephants in Porus' army?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Water.
(c) Pikes.
(d) Rocks.

3. How high are the earthworks that Alexander must build in his sieges against Gaza?
(a) Thirty feet.
(b) Forty feet.
(c) Sixty feet.
(d) Fifty feet.

4. Facing resistance from Glaucias, what town does Alexander attempt to take?
(a) Thasos.
(b) Maronea.
(c) Ambracia.
(d) Pelium.

5. Which of the following is not included in the description of the scenery surrounding the shrine of Ammon?
(a) Wild berry bushes.
(b) Olive trees.
(c) Date palms.
(d) Desert oasis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alexander order his fleet to sail as he makes his way to Heliopolis?

2. What season is it when Alexander finishes reorganizing the government of Egypt and heads north?

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

4. What does Alexander tell his troops in an attempt to encourage them to continue fighting?

5. How is Ammon later described?

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