- 1. Who was the Persian emperor during Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire?
A) Artaxerxes III
B) Xerxes I
C) Darius III
D) Cyrus the Great
- 2. What was the name of the trusted horse ridden by Alexander the Great?
A) Bucephalus
B) Shadowfax
C) Pegasus
D) Black Beauty
- 3. Where did Alexander the Great die?
A) Susa
B) Athens
C) Alexandria
D) Babylon
- 4. Who served as Alexander the Great's tutor and mentor?
A) Plato
B) Homer
C) Aristotle
D) Socrates
- 5. Which historian is known for chronicling Alexander the Great's conquests?
A) Thucydides
B) Herodotus
C) Polybius
D) Arrian
- 6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's imperial capital in Egypt?
A) Memphis
B) Thebes
C) Alexandria
D) Luxor
- 7. What was the name of the Persian province where Alexander the Great defeated King Darius at the Battle of Gaugamela?
A) Media
B) Mesopotamia
C) Sogdiana
D) Anatolia
- 8. What was the name of the river where Alexander the Great defeated King Porus in India?
A) Hydaspes
B) Euphrates
C) Ganges
D) Indus
- 9. What famous Egyptian queen did Alexander the Great meet in Alexandria?
A) Cleopatra II
B) Cleopatra VII
C) Hatshepsut
D) Nefertiti
- 10. Which mountain range did Alexander the Great cross during his campaign towards India?
A) Himalayas
B) Alps
C) Andes
D) Hindu Kush
- 11. At what age did Alexander the Great become king of Macedonia?
A) 25
B) 30
C) 20
D) 35
- 12. Which military formation was a key component of Alexander the Great's battles?
A) Phalanx
B) Tribal cavalry
C) Assyrian chariots
D) Spartan hoplites
- 13. Which battle marked Alexander's victory over Darius III of Persia?
A) Battle of Granicus
B) Battle of Gaugamela
C) Battle of Hydaspes
D) Battle of Issus
- 14. Which ancient city did Alexander capture and burn to the ground during his campaign?
A) Susa
B) Persepolis
C) Pasargadae
D) Babylon
- 15. Who did Alexander the Great in India famously encounter in battle?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Porus
D) Xuanzang
- 16. Which river did Alexander cross to enter India in 326 BC?
A) Nile
B) Indus
C) Ganges
D) Tigris
- 17. In which ancient city did Alexander encounter resistance from the defenders during his campaign?
A) Athens
B) Ephesus
C) Sparta
D) Tyre
- 18. What was the name of Alexander's father, who was also a famous king of Macedonia?
A) Ptolemy I
B) Darius I
C) Perseus
D) Philip II
- 19. Which of Alexander's generals founded the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt?
A) Cassander
B) Seleucus I Nicator
C) Ptolemy I Soter
D) Antigonus Monophthalmus
- 20. Which historian is known for the phrase, 'Alexander wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer'?
A) Herodotus
B) Plutarch
C) Thucydides
D) Livy
- 21. How old was Alexander the Great when he died?
A) 36
B) 40
C) 28
D) 32
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