This quiz is for Year 13 Classical Studies

1. This quiz is for Year 13 Classical Studies Alexander the Great There are 53 slides covering the whole topic: each question is followed by 4 multi choice answers. Students select a, b, c or d.

2. Alexander the Great Quiz

3. 1. What was the original name of Olympias? Athena Epirus Myrtale Cleopatra

4. 2.What is the practice of arguing a point from either side, as taught by Aristotle to Alexander? Eristics Rhetoric Heuristics Logistics

5. 3.What was the name of Olympias' brother who succeeded to the throne of Epirus? a) Philip b) Amyntas c) Alexander d) Demosthenes

6. 4. What alliance did Philip defeat at Chaeronea? • Athens and Thebes • Athens and Sparta • Sparta and Thebes • Persia and Athens

7. 5. What was the name of the elite Theban group whomAlexander defeated at Chaeronea? Band of Honour Noble Band Sacred Band Secular Band

8. 6. With whom did Alexander get into a public quarrel after he felt he had been called a bastard? Parmenion Attalus Amyntas Demosthenes

9. 7. Where did Alexander’s first battle with the Persians take place? • Gaza • Chaeronea • Granicus • Issus

10. 8. Which of the following was involved in the conspiracy against Darius? • Porus • Bessus • Harpalus • Parmenion

11. 9. Which exiled satrap adopted Alexander as a son? • Ada • Caria • Pixodarus • Philotas

12. 10. How was Callisthenes related to Aristotle? He was his son He was his brother He was his cousin He was his nephew

13. 11. What was the only city in Phoenicia that opposed Alexander? Thrace Tyre Sidon Susa

14. 12. Where was Alexandria founded? Asia Minor Phoenicia India Egypt

15. 13. Alexander married the daughter of which of the Paraetacene barons? Chorienes Oxyartes Austanes Catanes

16. 14. Which Macedonian commander did Spitamenes defeat? Coenus Ptolemy Pharnuches Alexander

17. 15. Where did Porus rule? India Egypt Athens Phoenicia

18. 16. Why, officially, was Philotas executed? He failed to report a conspiracy to Alexander He made plans to kill Alexander He aided a treasonous group He insulted Alexander’s pride

19. 17. Who, of the following, was not executed by Alexander’s orders? Parmenion Ptolemy Callisthenes Philotas

20. 18. Whom did Alexander publicly murder in a drunken rage? Amyntas Attalus Cleitus Parmenion

21. 19. Which plundered city has become a key source for archaeological research? Gaugamela Hydaspes Bactria Persepolis

22. 20. Which satrap did Alexander reinstate despite having just fought against him a Gaugamela? Darius Mazaeus Bessus Spitamenes

23. 21. Who led the conspiracy that deposed Bessus? Ptolemy Spitamenes Mazaeus Lagus

24. 22. Against which enemy did the Macedonians have to face elephants? Porus Darius Spitamenes Oxyartes

25. 23. Who led the army that finally defeated Spitamenes? Bessus Alexander Ptolemy Coenus

26. 24. What was the name of Alexander’s heavy cavalry? Hypaspists Companions Royal Guard Phalanx

27. 25. What was the official term for the leader of the Hellenic League? Hegemon Great King Satrap Chief King

28. 26. How many times did Darius offer to make a peace settlement with Alexander? one two three four

29. 27. Olympias was Philip’s_______ wife first second third fourth

30. 28. If Alexander was poisoned, who are the parties most under suspicion? Antipater and Ptolemy Aristotle and Parmenion Ptolemy and Alexander of Epirus Antipater and Aristotle

31. 29. What was the name of Alexander’s horse? Bucephalas Pegasus Dionysus Timon

32. 30. In what capacity did Aristotle’s father serve during a previous Macedonian king’s reign? Court physician Court jester Tutor Chief adviser

33. 31. Although he had several, which mythical hero did Alexander see as his ideal model? Hector Agamemnon Achilles Odysseus

34. 32. Where did Alexander fight his first battle? Ilyria Pelia Thrace Chaeronea

35. 33. Which Greek city-state refused to participate in the Hellenic League? Athens Thebes Corinth Sparta

36. 34. What was another name for the Hellenic League? League of Greece League of Corinth League of Macedonia Greek League

37. 35. Where was Olympias originally from? Babylon Thebes Epirus Macedonia

38. 36. Who tried to marry his or her daughter to Alexander’s half-brother Philip Arrhidaeus? Ada Pixodarus Caria Lagus

39. 37. Whose marriage to Philip gave Alexander reason for anxiety about his succession? Roxane Ada Alexandria Cleopatra

40. 38. What famous Athenian orator stirred the most trouble against Macedonian authority? Demades Lycurgus Demosthenes Attalus

41. 39. What Greek mercenary leader commanded the defense of Halicarnassus? Memnon Philostratus Antipater Parmenion

42. 40. When was Alexandria founded? 331BC 330BC 329BC 328BC

43. 41. Who defended the nearly impenetrable wall at Persis? Darius Memnon Spitamenes Ariobarzanes

44. 42. What Sogdinian city was razed after following Spitamenes and revolting? Bactria Cyropolis Babylon Zariaspa

45. 43. Which Indian ruler aligned himself with Alexander without a fight? Attock Porus Ambhi Aornus

46. 44. Whom did Alexander defeat in battle on the bank of the Hydaspes? Porus Darius Granicus Spitamenes

47. 45. Whose death greatly saddened Alexander near the end of his own life? Hephaestion Antipater Ptolemy Parmenion

48. 46. What general finally gave voice to the desires of the Macedonian army to return home? Amyntas Ptolemy Coenus Nearchus

49. 47. Against whom did Alexander fight his final battle? Maedi Thessaly The Cossaei Thrace

50. 48. Where did Alexander die? Phoenicia Macedonia Babylon India