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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wounds Alexander during the fight in a Mallian town?
(a) A rock.
(b) A fire.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A spear.

2. What do the Macedonians pour on the back of the elephants during the battle with Porus?
(a) Cold water.
(b) Hot water.
(c) Missiles.
(d) Rocks.

3. How many guards are with Alexander as he jumps into a town before being wounded?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) A few.
(d) None.

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

5. Which one of the following is not something that Alexander tells his men after they have requested to return home?
(a) They are deserting him.
(b) They can go home.
(c) They are not allowed to leave.
(d) He will find others to fight with.

6. What do the Macedonians make out of skins and straw the night before they plan to cross the river during the battle with Porus?
(a) Floats.
(b) Shields.
(c) Coats.
(d) Vests.

7. How many cavalry does Porus' son have when he first encounters Alexander?
(a) Fifteen hundred.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Twenty five hundred.

8. What does Alexander replace at the tomb of Cyrus?
(a) Trees.
(b) Water.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Riches.

9. How many days does Alexander battle the mercenaries from Massaga?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

10. What is the largest town that Alexander has resistance from, and the town that is populated by the Scythians?
(a) Phrygia.
(b) Gedrosia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Cyropolis.

11. How does Porus position the elephants when preparing to march against Alexander?
(a) At intervals.
(b) Back to back.
(c) In a line.
(d) In a circle.

12. What does Alexander do to the Scythians and those that encouraged them after defeating them?
(a) He kills them.
(b) He convinces them to fight with him.
(c) He releases them.
(d) He arrests them.

13. What do the Macedonians fill the ravine in the Rock of Chorienes with as they climb?
(a) Water.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Tree branches.

14. Which river does Porus attempt to stop Alexander from crossing?
(a) Mahanadi.
(b) Chambal.
(c) Yamuna.
(d) Hydaspes.

15. How many days does Alexander mourn for Cleitus' death?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alexander order his fleet before visiting the tomb of Cyrus?

2. How many animals die in the desert that the Macedonians travel across after monsoon season?

3. What final "unconquerable place" does Alexander attack after defeating the mercenaries from Massaga?

4. Which river are the Scythians near when they taunt Alexander?

5. What town informs Alexander that Porus intends to stop the Macedonian army?

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