Quiz on Alexander the Great

Who was Alexander the Great's father, who left him as regent of Macedonia at the age of 16?

• Philip II

• Darius III

• Ptolemy I

• Antipater

Which Greek hero was Alexander the Great supposedly related to on his mother's side?

• Hercules

• Achilles

• Odysseus

• Perseus

What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse, which he tamed as a child?

• Pegasus

• Bucephalus

• Arion

• Xanthus

What significant event is said to have occurred on the day of Alexander the Great's birth?

• The eruption of Mount Vesuvius

• The burning of the Temple of Artemis

• The founding of Rome

• The Battle of Marathon

Who was Alexander the Great's best friend and second in command?

• Ptolemy

• Hephaestion

• Antigonus

• Seleucus

Who was King Philip's son?

• Hammurabi

• Homer

• Aristotle

• Alexander

Alexander the Great was from...

• Greece

• Egypt

• Thebes

• Macedonia

Alexander the Great died at the young age of ....

• 50

• 20

• 33

• 47

Macedonia is __________ of Greece.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?

• Aristotle

• Archimedes

• Plato

• Darius