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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the tablet Polybius studied tell the story of?
(a) Hannibals's achievement in Italy.
(b) Hannibal's early life.
(c) The story of a slave fighting for the Romans.
(d) The chronicle of a Roman prisoner.

2. How much of the Roman senate was in the army going to Cannae?
(a) A quarter to a third.
(b) None.
(c) Half.
(d) All of it.

3. What did ancient historians believe strongly in?
(a) Their war.
(b) Their writing skills.
(c) Their libraries.
(d) Their emperor.

4. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?
(a) Mid September.
(b) Mid October.
(c) Mid Movember.
(d) Mid December.

5. What does the author say is speculation?
(a) Hannibal took no prisonners.
(b) Hnannibal was a copy cat.
(c) That Hannibal used slaves as spies.
(d) Hannibal was not the military genius, his brother was.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Polybius brought to Rome?

2. How did Carthage deal with failure?

3. What did Hannibal want his troops to do to destabilize the Roman army?

4. How did Hannibal avoid Publius Scipio's army?

5. How many Romans died at Cannae?

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