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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexander reportedly hear from the oracle?
(a) Some of what he wants to hear and some of what he does not want to hear.
(b) The opposite of what he wants to hear.
(c) What he wants to hear.
(d) There is no record of what Alexander hears from the oracle.

2. Which authors does Arrian challenge readers to read in order to verify the information he is presenting?
(a) Ptolemy and Archilochus.
(b) Simonides and Aristobulus.
(c) Ptolemy and Aristobulus.
(d) Simonides and Archilochus.

3. How are the sides matched in the battle between Alexander and Darius?
(a) Alexander's army is outnumbered.
(b) Both armies have the same number of troops.
(c) There is no record of how many troops either army had.
(d) Darius' army is outnumbered.

4. Which assassin is responsible for killing Philip of Macedon?
(a) Demosthenes.
(b) Pausanias.
(c) Attalus.
(d) Nero.

5. Where does Alexander march through in his conquering Asian campaign?
(a) Naxos.
(b) Tarsus.
(c) Chlos.
(d) Volos.

6. Where is the oracle of Ammon that Alexander visits located?
(a) Libya.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Chad.

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

8. Where does Alexander dispatch his troops to retrieve Darius' treasure after the battle?
(a) Saida.
(b) Tripoli.
(c) Latakia.
(d) Damascus.

9. After being arrested by a relative, when is Darius killed by his own troops?
(a) July of 340 B.C.
(b) June of 330 B.C.
(c) July of 330 B.C.
(d) April of 340 B.C.

10. Which island does Alexander experience problems with while trying to secure Egypt?
(a) Tyre.
(b) El Mina.
(c) Naqoura.
(d) Sidon.

11. Which one of the following is secured by the Macedonians while Alexander is at Soli?
(a) Apamea.
(b) Nicomedia.
(c) Halicarnassus.
(d) Byzantium.

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

13. Which one of the following is not included in the list of things that J.R. Hamilton clarifies in the book's footnotes?
(a) Alexander's age during the battles.
(b) Geography.
(c) Names of places.
(d) Number of troops involved in battles.

14. How long has the Persian Empire been trying to conquer Greece when Alexander builds an army to attack it?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Generations.
(d) Decades.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In one version of the story, how does Alexander deal with the knot at Gordium?

2. Who does Alexander make sacrifices to after seizing the town of the Getae?

3. In celebration of good news, what festivities does Alexander conduct?

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

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

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