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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could cause confusion in the Roman army?
(a) Lack of training.
(b) Having new troops integrated.
(c) Having several commanders.
(d) Using several languages.

2. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?
(a) 49.
(b) 32.
(c) 15.
(d) 52.

3. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?
(a) Charged sword first.
(b) Knocked them on the ground with their shield and killed them with their sword.
(c) Encircle them quickly and charge toward the inside to kill them all.
(d) Wait for the cavalery to break the rank and them attack with swords.

4. When was Carthage settled?
(a) 614 B.C.
(b) 714 B.C.
(c) 814 B.C.
(d) 914 B.C.

5. Why did Hannibal choose to fight with the wind in his back?
(a) So Romanw would have sand in their eyes.
(b) So the Romanw had to fight against the wind to move.
(c) So the Romanw cannot use arrows.
(d) So Hannibal don't have to smell the odor of the Roman food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unique about the tablet Polybius studied?

2. When was Hannibal in Carthage last?

3. Why did Rome decide to destroy Carthage?

4. Who was Scipio Aemilianus?

5. What was the first sign of an invasion at Cannae according to Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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