Topic 6 Lesson 8 questions for reading quiz

What direction was Macedonia from the Greek mainland?

• north

• south

• west

• east

In order to teach the recently conquered Greek city-states not to mess with him, Alexander burned ______________ after he put down a revolt in that important city-state.

• Athens

• Thebes

• Sparta

• Persia

The Macedonians had an advantage over the Greeks since they used a longer spear called a:

• sarissa

• shield

• boomerang

• bo staff

Why did Alexander decide to turn back west towards home?

• His men would not fight anymore.

• They were getting too close to the dragons which were known to live in China.

• The armies that they were now facing were starting to be too difficult to defeat.

• The land east of Pakistan was undesirable.

It is well-known that at the beginning of a battle, Alexander the Great would:

• play the lyre to get his troops pumped up

• take a 3 hour nap

• stay in the rear to be safe because he was so important to developing battle tactics

• lead the way

Unlike most of the Greek city-states which had democracies, Macedonia had this kind of government:

• democracy

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• monarchy

Alexander the Great would name many of the cities that he founded after:

• his mom, Olympias

• Philip II

• himself

• Bucephalus, his horse

Alexander the Great helped his father defeat the Greeks by being in charge of:

• the foot soldiers

• the navy

• the fighters on horseback

• making the meals for all the troops

How old was Alexander the Great when he succumbed to a fever and died?

• 32

• 35

• 30

• 60

There are reports of Alexander the Great sleeping with a copy of his favorite book _____________ under his pillow.

• Ulysses

• The Odyssey

• Aristotelian Logic

• The Iliad