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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 language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?
(a) Roman.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Celt.
(d) Greek.

2. What did the Roman do when they liked something?
(a) They bought it.
(b) They called it Roman.
(c) They copied it.
(d) They destroyed it.

3. How did Carthage usually deal with military problems that arose?
(a) By bribing the attackers.
(b) By turning to Rome for protection.
(c) By closing the city and playing dead.
(d) By hiring mercenaries.

4. What did Hannibal likely not understand as he rose against Rome?
(a) Thie weapons.
(b) Their numbers and strength.
(c) Their faith.
(d) Their resolve.

5. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?
(a) Sicily.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Carthage.
(d) Gaul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Roman soldiers drown in the river during the battle of Cannae?

2. What did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?

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

4. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?

5. What was there little of in Carthage?

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