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Alexander the Great
Contributed by: Newell
  • 1. Which ancient philosopher was Alexander's tutor?
A) Pythagoras
B) Aristotle
C) Socrates
D) Plato
  • 2. At what age did Alexander become king?
A) 18
B) 30
C) 25
D) 20
  • 3. During which famous battle did Alexander defeat the Persian King Darius III?
A) Battle of Marathon
B) Battle of Issus
C) Battle of Thermopylae
D) Battle of Gaugamela
  • 4. Which city in Egypt did Alexander found and name after himself?
A) Thebes
B) Luxor
C) Memphis
D) Alexandria
  • 5. In which year did Alexander the Great die?
A) 100 AD
B) 200 BC
C) 500 BC
D) 323 BC
  • 6. Who did Alexander marry to create unity between his Greek and Persian subjects?
A) Roxana
B) Olympias
C) Hephaestion
D) Cleopatra
  • 7. Who famously refused to bow down to Alexander, leading to a confrontation between them?
A) Diogenes
B) Cleopatra
C) Leonidas
D) Hannibal
  • 8. Which famous city did Alexander set on fire in a fit of rage?
A) Alexandria
B) Persepolis
C) Athens
D) Rome
  • 9. Which modern-day country was the core of Alexander's empire?
A) Iran
B) Italy
C) Turkey
D) Greece
  • 10. What was Alexander's famous horse named?
A) Achilles
B) Bucephalus
C) Pharaoh
D) Pegasus
  • 11. What was the name of Alexander's mother, who played a significant role in his life?
A) Athena
B) Olympias
C) Hera
D) Cleopatra
  • 12. What was Alexander III of Macedon commonly known as?
A) Alexander the Great
B) King Philip's Son
C) The Macedonian King
D) Alexander the Conqueror
  • 13. Which city was destroyed by Alexander during his campaign in the Balkans?
A) Thebes
B) Athens
C) Sparta
D) Corinth
  • 14. What empire did Alexander begin a series of campaigns against in 334 BC?
A) Roman Empire
B) Egyptian Empire
C) Achaemenid Empire
D) Carthaginian Empire
  • 15. Which period marks its beginning with Alexander's death?
A) Hellenistic period
B) Byzantine period
C) Classical period
D) Roman period
  • 16. What was the predominant language of the Byzantine Empire until its collapse in 1453 AD?
A) Latin
B) Arabic
C) Greek
D) Hebrew
  • 17. Which river marked Alexander's forced retreat from India due to troop mutiny?
A) Ganges River
B) Yamuna River
C) Beas River
D) Indus River
  • 18. What was the title of the literary work that became a major form of European literature after the Bible?
A) Aeneid
B) Odyssey
C) Alexander Romance
D) Iliad
  • 19. Where did Alexander die in 323 BC?
A) Alexandria, Egypt
B) Thebes, Egypt
C) Babylon, Mesopotamia
D) Athens, Greece
  • 20. What cultural diffusion resulted from Alexander's conquests?
A) Christianity
B) Roman Catholicism
C) Islam
D) Greco-Buddhism and Hellenistic Judaism
  • 21. Where was Alexander III born?
A) Pella
B) Sparta
C) Thebes
D) Athens
  • 22. What name did Alexander give to his tamed horse?
A) Xanthus
B) Bucephalas
C) Hector
D) Pegasus
  • 23. What did Hegesias of Magnesia suggest about the burning of the Temple of Artemis?
A) It burnt down because Artemis was away, attending Alexander's birth.
B) It marked the beginning of a new era.
C) It signified the end of Greek civilization.
D) It was an act of divine retribution.
  • 24. What did Philip II reportedly say to Alexander after he tamed the horse?
A) "My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your ambitions. Macedon is too small for you."
B) "I will sell the horse to another kingdom."
C) "Return to your studies and leave such matters to adults."
D) "You have disappointed me with your recklessness."
  • 25. What did Alexander do after his horse Bucephalas died?
A) He built a statue of the horse.
B) He wrote a poem in his honor.
C) He retired from military campaigns.
D) He named a city after him, Bucephala.
  • 26. What was the price offered for the horse that Alexander tamed?
A) Five talents
B) Twenty talents
C) Ten talents
D) Thirteen talents
  • 27. What did Philip II do on the day of Alexander's birth?
A) He declared war against Athens.
B) He celebrated his victory at the Olympic Games.
C) He visited the Oracle of Delphi.
D) He was preparing a siege on Potidea.
  • 28. What was the relationship between Alexander's nurse, Lanike, and his future general Cleitus?
A) She was his aunt.
B) She was his cousin.
C) She was his sister.
D) She was his mother.
  • 29. What did Olympias dream on the eve of her marriage to Philip?
A) She envisioned herself as the queen of all Greece.
B) She dreamed of a lion attacking her.
C) Her womb was struck by a thunderbolt that caused a flame to spread before dying away.
D) She saw Alexander leading an army into battle.
  • 30. What did Philip dream about securing his wife's womb?
A) With a crown.
B) With a sword.
C) With a shield.
D) With a seal engraved with a lion's image.
  • 31. At what age did Alexander's education under Aristotle end?
A) 14
B) 16
C) 20
D) 18
  • 32. What tribe revolted against Macedonia during Philip II's absence, leading to Alexander acting as regent?
A) Persians
B) Maedi
C) Illyrians
D) Thracians
  • 33. What city did Alexander found after driving the Maedi from their territory?
A) Philippopolis
B) Mieza
C) Stageira
D) Alexandropolis
  • 34. Which Greek city was working lands sacred to Apollo, prompting Philip's intervention?
A) Athens
B) Amphissa
C) Thebes
D) Corinth
  • 35. Which city did Philip and Alexander capture after stubborn resistance from its Theban garrison?
A) Elatea
B) Chaeronea
C) Thermopylae
D) Amphissa
  • 36. Who led the Athenians to vote for an alliance with Thebes against Macedonia?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Philip II
C) Leonidas
D) Demosthenes
  • 37. What was the name of the alliance established by Philip at Corinth?
A) Hellenic Alliance
B) Athenian Pact
C) Delphic League
D) Macedonian Confederation
  • 38. What title was Philip named after establishing the Hellenic Alliance?
A) Pharaoh
B) Hegemon (Supreme Commander)
C) Emperor
D) King of Kings
  • 39. Who did Philip marry in 338 BC that made Alexander's position as heir less secure?
A) Eurydice II of Macedon
B) Olympias
C) Thessalonike
D) Cleopatra Eurydice
  • 40. What relation was Cleopatra Eurydice to Alexander's general Attalus?
A) Daughter
B) Cousin
C) Niece
D) Sister
  • 41. Who mediated between Philip and Alexander leading to Alexander's return to Macedon?
A) Nearchus
B) Demaratus
C) Ptolemy
D) Harpalus
  • 42. Who did Olympias suggest was intended to be Philip's heir?
A) Cleopatra Eurydice
B) Alexander
C) Philip Arrhidaeus
D) Perdiccas
  • 43. Who assassinated Philip II of Macedon?
A) Perdiccas
B) Darius III
C) Pausanias
D) Leonnatus
  • 44. Where was Philip II assassinated?
A) In the city of Pella
B) During a battle in Asia Minor
C) At Aigai, near modern Vergina
D) On his way to Illyria
  • 45. Who did Alexander order to be murdered due to their correspondence with Demosthenes?
A) Alexander Lyncestes
B) Attalus
C) Europa
D) Cleopatra Eurydice
  • 46. From where did Alexander start his campaign against the Independent Thracians?
A) Amphipolis
B) Pella
C) Thessaloniki
D) Macedonia
  • 47. Which river was near where Alexander defeated the Triballi army?
A) Lyginus
B) Axius
C) Strymon
D) Danube
  • 48. Who was left as regent while Alexander set out on his Asian campaign?
A) Antipater
B) Hephaestion
C) Parmenion
D) Philip II
  • 49. Where did Alexander defeat Darius, marking a significant victory in Syria?
A) Issus
B) Arbela
C) Gaugamela
D) Tyre
  • 50. Which city did Alexander capture after a long siege in 332 BC?
A) Tyre
B) Babylon
C) Memphis
D) Gaza
  • 51. What did Alexander often refer to as his true father after being declared the son of Amun?
A) Apollo
B) Poseidon
C) Zeus-Ammon
D) Hades
  • 52. Which city did Alexander capture after leaving Babylon?
A) Athens
B) Susa
C) Persepolis
D) Babylon
  • 53. Which pass did Alexander storm to reach Persepolis before its garrison could loot the treasury?
A) Hellespont
B) Thermopylae
C) The Persian Gates
D) Khyber Pass
  • 54. Who was responsible for blocking the pass of the Persian Gates?
A) Darius III
B) Bessus
C) Ariobarzanes
D) Xerxes I
  • 55. What title did Bessus declare for himself after killing Darius III?
A) Darius IV
B) Alexander II
C) Xerxes II
D) Artaxerxes V
  • 56. Who betrayed Bessus, leading to his execution?
A) Darius III
B) Ptolemy
C) Alexander himself
D) Spitamenes
  • 57. Which satrapy did Spitamenes hold an undefined position in?
A) Bactria
B) Sogdiana
C) Parthia
D) Media
  • 58. What Persian custom did Alexander adopt at his court?
A) Persian feasting rituals
B) Wearing a royal diadem
C) Proskynesis
D) Hunting with falcons
  • 59. Who was executed for failing to alert Alexander about a plot against his life?
A) Callisthenes
B) Parmenion
C) Bessus
D) Philotas
  • 60. Who did Alexander kill during a drunken altercation in Maracanda?
A) Philotas
B) Parmenion
C) Bessus
D) Cleitus the Black
  • 61. Who did Antipater defeat and kill in the battle of Megalopolis?
A) Spartan king Agis III
B) Olympias
C) A Persian general
D) An Athenian leader
  • 62. What was a negative consequence of Alexander's demands for troops?
A) Strengthened the Spartan army
B) Depleted Macedon's strength
C) Improved relations with Rome
D) Increased wealth in Macedon
  • 63. Which deity appeared on the obverse of Alexander's gold coinage?
A) Apollo
B) Zeus
C) Athena
D) Hermes
  • 64. What animal was symbolic to both Heracles and the Anatolian god Sandas?
A) Bull
B) Horse
C) Eagle
D) Lion
  • 65. Which Persian satrap minted silver staters at Tarsus before Alexander's conquest?
A) Tissaphernes
B) Bessus
C) Mazaeus
D) Darius III
  • 66. Which river did Alexander cross after capturing the fortress of Aornos?
A) The Ganges
B) The Hydaspes
C) The Indus
D) The Jhelum
  • 67. Who was appointed as satrap after Alexander's victory over Porus?
A) Bessus
B) Mazaeus
C) Porus
D) Taxiles
  • 68. Which Indian ruler met Alexander with valuable presents and placed his forces at Alexander's disposal?
A) Ambhi (Taxiles)
B) Spitamenes
C) Porus
D) Mazaeus
  • 69. Which region did the Aspasioi inhabit during Alexander's campaign?
A) The Swat Valley
B) The Kunar Valley
C) The Ganges Valley
D) The Indus Valley
  • 70. What was the name of the elephant dedicated by Alexander to the Helios?
A) Hector
B) Bucephalus
C) Ajax
D) Achilles
  • 71. Which city did Alexander found on the Hydaspes river, named after his victory?
A) Nicaea
B) Bucephala
C) Ora
D) Taxila
  • 72. Which deity was depicted on the reverse of Alexander's silver coinage?
A) Apollo
B) Zeus aetophoros
C) Hermes
D) Athena
  • 73. What was the width of the Ganges River as reported to Alexander's army?
A) Twenty furlongs (4 km)
B) Forty furlongs (8 km)
C) Fifty furlongs (10 km)
D) Thirty-two furlongs (6.4 km)
  • 74. Who pleaded with Alexander to turn back and return home?
A) Admiral Nearchus
B) General Coenus
C) General Craterus
D) King Porus
  • 75. Which region did Alexander's army conquer while marching along the Indus?
A) The Magadha
B) The Malhi (in modern-day Multan)
C) The Nanda Empire
D) Carmania
  • 76. Which general did Alexander send to Carmania with much of his army?
A) King Porus
B) General Coenus
C) Admiral Nearchus
D) General Craterus
  • 77. Who was commissioned by Alexander to explore the Persian Gulf shore?
A) General Coenus
B) Admiral Nearchus
C) Alexander himself
D) General Craterus
  • 78. How long did most of the marriages from Alexander's mass marriage last?
A) All were lifelong unions.
B) Most lasted several decades.
C) Few lasted much beyond a year.
D) They ended after six months.
  • 79. Where did Alexander go to retrieve the bulk of the Persian treasure?
A) Babylon.
B) Susa.
C) Ecbatana.
D) Pasargadae.
  • 80. How old was Alexander when he died?
A) 45 years old
B) 50 years old
C) 32 years old
D) 40 years old
  • 81. Which theory about Alexander's death was mentioned by all four historians: Diodorus, Plutarch, Arrian, and Justin?
A) The poisoning conspiracy theory
B) Natural causes like malaria
C) Death in battle
D) Suicide
  • 82. What plant did Leo Schep propose might have been used to poison Alexander?
A) Wolfsbane
B) White hellebore (Veratrum album)
C) Belladonna
D) Nightshade
  • 83. In what year did Leo Schep propose the white hellebore poisoning theory in a BBC documentary?
A) 2003
B) 2010
C) 2014
D) 1998
  • 84. Which illness was suggested in a 2004 analysis as a possible cause of Alexander's death?
A) Pyogenic (infectious) spondylitis or meningitis.
B) Guillain-Barré syndrome
C) West Nile virus
D) Typhoid fever
  • 85. Who seized Alexander's funeral cortege on its way to Macedon?
A) Caligula.
B) Caracalla.
C) Hephaestion.
D) Ptolemy.
  • 86. What happened to Alexander's mummified body during Augustus' visit?
A) He sealed the tomb permanently.
B) He transferred it to Sidon.
C) Augustus accidentally knocked the nose off.
D) He took the breastplate for himself.
  • 87. Who closed Alexander's tomb to the public around AD 200?
A) Caligula.
B) Emperor Septimius Severus.
C) Caracalla.
D) Ptolemy IX Lathyros.
  • 88. Who was initially suggested by Perdiccas as king if Roxane's baby was male?
A) Alexander IV
B) Philip Arrhidaeus
C) Perdiccas
D) Roxane's baby
  • 89. Who commanded the infantry that rejected Perdiccas' initial suggestion for guardianship?
A) Leonnatus
B) Craterus
C) Meleager
D) Antipater
  • 90. Which artist did Alexander the Great commission to create sculptures of himself?
A) Apelles
B) Lysippos
C) Praxiteles
D) Pyrgoteles
  • 91. Which artist did not accurately reproduce Alexander the Great's complexion in their paintings?
A) Pyrgoteles
B) Praxiteles
C) Lysippos
D) Apelles
  • 92. What color was Alexander's hair according to the reconstruction of the Alexander Sarcophagus from Sidon?
A) Blond
B) Chestnut brown
C) Red
D) Black
  • 93. What did the Alexander Mosaic and contemporary coins depict about Alexander's eyes?
A) Hollow eyes with no detail.
B) Blue and brown eyes.
C) Eyes deep set beneath a strongly pronounced forehead.
D) Small, unremarkable eyes.
  • 94. Who coined the term 'Hellenization'?
A) Julius Caesar
B) Alexander the Great
C) Herodotus
D) The German historian Johann Gustav Droysen
  • 95. What was the outcome of Alexander's successors' policies on Hellenization?
A) They continued and expanded upon Alexander's policies
B) They ignored cultural integration entirely
C) They explicitly rejected such policies, but Hellenization still occurred throughout the region.
D) They completely reversed all aspects of Hellenization
  • 96. What was the basis of Hellenistic culture promoted by Alexander's conquests?
A) Primarily Spartan
B) Essentially Athenian.
C) Derived from Persian customs
D) Based on Egyptian traditions
  • 97. What was an opposite process to Hellenization in the successor states?
A) Babylonian influence
B) 'Orientalization'
C) Christianization
D) Romanization
  • 98. What region is known for its syncretic Greco-Buddhist art?
A) Kalinga
B) Magadha
C) Vajji
D) Gandhara
  • 99. Which Greek king is believed to have converted to Buddhism and was immortalized as 'Milinda'?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Menander I
C) Seleucus I Nicator
D) Antiochus III
  • 100. What type of architectural order can be found in Pakistan as far as Taxila?
A) Ionic order
B) Doric order
C) Tuscan order
D) Composite order
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