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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 -Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the city Publius Scipio conquered?
(a) New Carthage.
(b) New Turin.
(c) New Athens.
(d) New Rome.

2. How many soldiers were taken prisoner by Hannibal during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 19,000.

3. Who died during the Roman takeover of the city?
(a) Euclid.
(b) Galimede.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Plato.

4. What did Mago do that didn't turn well?
(a) He tried to make a deal with the Gauls.
(b) He tried to cross the Pyrenee.
(c) He tried to retake New Carthage.
(d) He tried to attack Seville.

5. When did the tide of the war start to turn for the Romans according to "Cannae"?
(a) 226 B.C.
(b) 236 B.C.
(c) 206 B.C.
(d) 216 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Battle of Cannae?

2. Why were some of the Roman soldiers left behind?

3. What did Scipio do to win a battle without fighting?

4. What did Hannibal likely not understand as he rose against Rome?

5. Who was King of Macedon at the time of the Battle of Cannae?

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