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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alexander assure his men that he is still alive after being injured by the Mallians?

2. How much resistance does Alexander encounter as he marches into India?

3. What gives stability to the bridge that Alexander is building to cross the river?

4. How long does it take for Alexander to regret killing Cleitus?

5. Where does Alexander lead his troops during monsoon season?

Short Essay Questions

1. What points does Coenus make in favor of stopping the campaign and returning home?

2. On the way to Gedrosia, what happens to some of the Macedonian army and the animals in the desert?

3. Why does Alexander want to take the Rock of Sogdiana, and what do the natives on top of the rock tell him?

4. How does Porus accept the defeat and why does Alexander give him his kingdom back?

5. Who is Cleitus and how does he die?

6. What omen does Alexander ignore before facing the Scythians and what is the result of their battle?

7. What takes place when Alexander encounters Porus' son?

8. How do the Macedonians cross the Hydaspes River and what new threat do they face there?

9. How do Alexander and the Macedonians begin their trip to the Indian Ocean, and what impression do they make on the Indians?

10. What costly mistake does Alexander make at Gedrosia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the Macedonians face the elements of nature on their campaigns. Explain the events at the Rock of Chorienes and the Rock of Aornos. Include the landscapes of both rocks, the reasonings for the strategies used to take each of them, and the reactions of the natives to the climbs of the Macedonian army. In addition, analyze the losses sustained when traveling through the desert and the monsoons on the way to Gedrosia.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Macedonians' passage through the Persian Gates and the problems they must overcome. Include their dealings with the Uxians and the Persians, as well as the reasons why Alexander burns the Persian palace once he makes it by the Persian Gates.

Essay Topic 3

Alexander's early death has caused many theories to surface.

1) Describe the warning that Alexander receives on his way back to Babylon and his response to it.

2) Explain the events leading up to Alexander's death.

3) Analyze the possible theories about the cause of Alexander's death, which one is the most plausible, and how Alexander the Great will most likely be remembered.

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