Alexander the Great's Campaign Quiz

Where did the Macedonian army have a holiday before the Battle of Gaugamela?

• Mesopotamia

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• River Nile

Answer explanation

The Macedonian army had a holiday before the Battle of Gaugamela at the River Nile.

Which empire did Alexander the Great campaign against?

• Achaemenid Empire

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

What was the name of the great Battle in 331 BC?

• Battle of Cunaxa

• Battle of Arbela

• Battle of Issus

• Battle of Gaugamela

What did Darius III hope to repeat at the same place as Cunaxa?

• Defeat of Alexander

• Scorched earth tactics

• Confrontation with the Macedonians

• Feats of stopping the invaders

What did Alexander do upon crossing the Euphrates?

• Secured and administered Syria

• Retreated back to Syria

• Struck northeast across the Mesopotamian plain

• Marched directly down the east bank

What did Darius fail to take near the battlefield of Gaugamela?

• High mountains to the east

• Low hills three miles west

• Fortified Macedonian camp

• River Tigris to the south

What experimental shock vehicles did the Persians use in the battle?

• Elephants

• Horse archers

• Scythed chariots

• Cataphracts

How many troops were in the Persian army at Gaugamela?

• 100,000 to 150,000

• 200,000 to 250,000

• 40,000 to 50,000

• 50,000 to 100,000

What was the purpose of angling the Macedonian left and right flank guards inward?

• To better withstand a Persian encirclement attack

• To attack the Persian center

• To protect the camp

• To retreat from the battlefield