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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LIETERATURES
LEH352 – The Ancient Romance
Fall 2020
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The Alexander Romance
ID Quiz
According to the narrator of the Alexander Romance, Alexander the Great’s father is not Philip II but who?
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Which one of Alexander’s traits bothers Philip?
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What is the name of Alexander’s mother? What Greek state is she from?
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What is the name of Alexander’s horse? What is the meaning of this speaking name?
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How does Alexander prove that he is the one who will succeed Philip as king?
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Alexander dismisses emissaries sent by the King of the Earth to collect tribute. What is the name of this king and what empire does he rule?
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What city in Egypt does Alexander found?
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After the sack of Tyre, more emissaries from Darius meet up with Alexander. In addition to a letter, what three other items do they hand over to him?
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What emotion does the sun feel while contemplating the battle at Issos?
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Why do the inhabitants of Abdera claim to have closed their gates to Alexander?
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In Book 2 Philip the Akarnanian, Alexander’s physician, attempts to poison him.
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What is the name of the general who writes a letter to Alexander alleging that Philip is going to poison him?
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What does Alexander do to the Persian dressed as a Macedonian who tries to decapitate him? Why?
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Why does Alexander have branches attached to goats after arriving in Persia?
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What fairy-tale attribute does the river Stranga possess as Alexander and Darius pass back and forth over it?
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Before the final great battle with Darius, Alexander uses the image of two sorts of wingèd creature to compare his men to those of Darius? What are these creatures?
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After the final battle, what is Alexander’s reason for rejecting Darius’ offer of treasures, suzerainty over various nations, and the like?
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Who was responsible for the death of Darius? Indicate names and titles.
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Who tells Alexander he is not allowed to tread the Isles of the Blest?
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What two members of Alexander’s entourage become immortal? How does this come about?
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In Book 3 against what country and what king does Alexander march?
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What ruse does Alexander employ to come face to face with King Poros before battle?
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Why does Alexander neglect the battle with Poros’ forces for 20 days?
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After this battle what group of people does Alexander visit?
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How does Alexander learn that he will die in Babylon at the hands of his own people and never see his mother again?
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Who outsmarts Alexander? How does she pull it off?
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After his encounter with Sesonchosis, to what nation does Alexander march?
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A woman gives birth to a misshapen child. To what creature of myth is the newborn compared?
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What is the cause of Alexander’s death (in the Romance)?
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Where is Alexander buried?
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