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5/14/24 Alexander the Great Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which TWO of the following are true of King Philip II?

a)

He was the father of Alexander the Great

b)

He died during a battle with the Persians

c)

He was able to conquer Greece because years of war had left the Greeks divided and weak.

d)

He was the king of Athens

2.

What did Alexander do to help unite the Greeks under his rule?

a)

took away their freedoms

b)

taught them a new religion

c)

had their leaders take turns

d)

gave them a common enemy

3.

What was the lasting influence of Alexander’s conquests?

a)

the rise of a new religion

b)

the cultural diffusion or spread of Greek culture

c)

the growth of a nomadic way of life

d)

the political unity of Asia and Egypt

4.

Alexander told the Greeks that he was the son of:

a)

Aristotle.

b)

the god Zeus.

c)

the king of Persia.

d)

a Macedonian giant.

5.

In Persia, Alexander allowed the Persians to:

a)

treat him as a personal equal.

b)

hold the top offices in the army.

c)

control the taxes that they collected.

d)

run the day-to-day business in their lands.

6.

When Alexander reached northern India, what made him turn back?

a)

His home was far away.

b)

His soldiers refused to go any farther.

c)

He developed a serious illness.

d)

He married a local princess.

7.

How did Alexander the Great form an empire?

Sentence Stem: Alexander the Great was able to form an empire by ___.

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8.

What happened to Alexander's empire after he died?

a)

Alexander's son Philip took over

b)

Greece conquered Macedonia

c)

Alexander's empire fell apart

d)

Sparta won the Peloponnesian War

9.

Alexander was 20 when he became ruler of Macedonia and Greece, but Philip had carefully prepared his son for the job. By age 16, Alexander was serving as a commander in the Macedonian army. He quickly won the respect of his soldiers. After Philip's death, Alexander was ready to fulfill his father's dream. He prepared to invade the Persian Empire.


How old was Alexander when he served as a commander?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

16

d)

20

10.

Where was Alexander the Great from?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Greece

c)

North Africa

d)

Spain

11.

a city in Egypt, founded in 332 B.C.E. by Alexander the Great; also, an ancient center of learning

a)

Cairo

b)

Nile

c)

Alexandria

d)

Macedonia