93. Q. What was the result of the battle there fought? A. The Persians were completely routed with great loss, and Darius saved himself only by precipitate flight.
94. Q. What two cities refused to submit to Alexander, and were taken by him only after prolonged sieges? A. Tyre and Gaza.
95. Q. Into what country did Alexander next march, and what great commercial city did he there found? A. Into Egypt, where he founded Alexandria.
96. Q. Where did Alexander again encounter the Persian army, and with what results? A. On the plains of Arbela, eastward of the Tigris. The immense army of the Persians was either cut to pieces, captured, or dispersed, and no subsequent attempt was made to gather together a large regular force.
97. Q. What two great capitals of Persia now surrendered to Alexander without a struggle? A. Babylon and Susa.
98. Q. Into what region did Alexander further extend his conquests? A. Into India.
99. Q. Upon his return from India, when and where did Alexander die? A. At Babylon in the year 323 B. C.
100. Q. What became of the countries subdued by Alexander after his death? A. The empire was subjected to protracted civil wars, and was subsequently separated into numerous small kingdoms.
II.—FIFTY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON AMERICAN LITERATURE.
1. Q. As soon as the English colonists landed on American shores, at Jamestown and Plymouth, for what purpose did they begin to think of the establishment of schools of sound learning? A. In Virginia, for the purpose of educating the Indians, and in Massachusetts Bay for the supply of church pastors.