Who was Alexandre the Great?

Who was Alexander the Great?

• A philosopher

• A mathematician

• A military leader

• A diplomat

Who was Alexander's father?

• A Persian emperor

• A Macedonian king

• A Greek philosopher

• A Roman general

Who was the famous tutor of Alexander?

• Homer

• Philip

• Plutarch

• Aristotle

How did Alexander prove his authority over rebellious Greeks?

• By storming the city of Thebes and slaughtering thousands of residents

• By negotiating with them

• By ignoring them and their demands

• By compromising with them

Which empire did Alexander set out to conquer in 334 B.C.?

• The Roman Empire

• The Persian Empire

• The Roman Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

What did Alexander do upon arriving in Egypt?

• He built the Lighthouse of Alexandria

• He married Queen Cleopatra

• He was honored as a god-king

• He contracted typho-fever

Where did Alexander defeat Persian emperor Darius III for the first time?

• The Plain of Gaugamela

• The Phoenician port of Tyre

• The city of Troy

• The Gulf of Issus

What lesson did Alexander fail to heed?

• The danger of hubris

• The importance of diplomacy

• The value of wealth

• The significance of democracy

What was Alexander's genius?

• Diplomacy

• Military strategy

• Philosophy

• Science

What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?

• The lands returned to their previous rulers

• The empire remained intact

• The empire split into separate regions

• The Macedonian army declared independence for all