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Grade 10 - Alexander the Great

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alexander the Great was the King of which Greek state?

a)

Thessaly

b)

Macedon

c)

Thrace

d)

Athens

2.

Alexander inherited his throne from his father...?

a)

Philip II

b)

Amyntas the Blind

c)

Alexander II

d)

Antigonus the Putrid

3.

Which ruler of the Persian Empire did Alexander fight against?

a)

Darius III

b)

Cyrus the Meek

c)

Xerxes III

d)

Artaxerxes the Unready

4.

Who was Alexander's mother?

a)

Persephone of Thebes

b)

Helen of Sparta

c)

Doris of Rhodes

d)

Olympias of Epirus

5.

Where did Alexander die?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Babylon

c)

Rome

d)

Persepolis

6.

Which modern country was the furthest point reached by Alexander and his men?

a)

India

b)

Iran

c)

Egypt

d)

Iraq

7.

Which famous battle formation did Alexander and his men employ?

a)

The Horns of the Buffalo

b)

The Testudo

c)

The Legion

d)

The Phalanx

8.

Which famous thinker was Alexander's tutor?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Archimedes

d)

Socrates

9.

What was the name of Alexanders famous Warhorse?

a)

Mitelene ('The Accursed')

b)

Mitaxes ('Heart-eater')

c)

Antiochus ('Long-tail')

d)

Bucephalus ('Ox-head')

10.

What name did the Persians give to Alexander the Great

a)

Alexander the Dodgy

b)

Alexander the Mad

c)

Iskander the Lucky

d)

Iskander the Accursed

11.

Alexander founded 20 cities all with the same name. What was the name of these cities

a)

Macedonia

b)

Alexandria

c)

Athens

d)

Sparta

12.

Where is Alexander buried?

a)

Rome

b)

Pela

c)

Babylon

d)

We don't know