Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided. (Total 30 pts, 2 pts each)
1) _______Which of the following are accomplishments of Alexander the Great?
A) untied the Gordion Knot B) became a God C) conquered the Persians D) all of the above

2) _______King Midas ruled which empire?
A) Persian B) Egyptian C) Athenian D) Phrygian

3) _______ Which of the following was a battle that took place during the Alexander’s
campaign?
A) Marathon B) Kedesh C) Salamis D) Issus

4) _______Which work did Xenophon write?
A) the Anabasis B) Pax Mongolica C) 95 Theses D) The Return of Martin Guere

5) _______What was the Peloponnesian War?
A) a war between Athens and Sparta B) a war between Greece and Troy C) a war between Persia and Greece D) none of the above

6) _______ Which of the following can be attributed to Julius Caesar:
A) Came from a poor family B) Nearly killed by Sulla
C) Defeated the Parthians D) Both A and B

7) _______Philip of Macedon was:
A) a medieval leader B) a famed Roman emperor C) King of Macedonia D) None of the above

8) _______ Who was Hamilcar Barca?
A) Famed Carthaginian general B) Father of Hannibal
C) A Roman historian D) Both A and B

9) _______The Hellenistic period saw which of the following?
A) continuous fighting B) the fall of Rome C) Increased literacy D) Intellectual criticism of the Church

10) _______Who was Pompey the Great?
A) a Spartan naval commander B) a Byzantine emperor C) a Roman general D) none of the above

11) _______ At which battle did Hannibal suffer his first and only loss to the Romans during
the Punic Wars?
A) Ecnomus B) Zama C) Lake Trasimene D) Apamea

12) _______What was the corvus?
A) Spartan sword B) Early Christian document C) Roman naval innovation
D) None of the above

13) _______ Who was Marcus Atilius Regulus
A) Defeated Hamilcar B) Defeated by Spartacus
C) Returned to Carthage for execution D) Both A and C

14) _______ What was Sulla’s ultimate goal after being named dictator?
A) Dictator for life B) Return power to the Senate
C) Be the pontifex maximus D) Become an orator

15) _______ Which of the following are not attributable to Caligula?
A) Son of Germanicus B) Honored Tiberius’ will
C) Ordered legions to collect sea shells D) Matricide