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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?
(a) The Moors.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Gauls.

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

3. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?
(a) 204.
(b) 203.
(c) 205.
(d) 201.

4. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?
(a) Asianus.
(b) Gaullus.
(c) Africanus.
(d) Europeanus.

5. What did Hannibal know about the Roman army?
(a) Their strength and weaknesses.
(b) Their commanders.
(c) Their equipment.
(d) Their weakest men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Polybius of Megalopolis' goal?

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

3. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?

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

5. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?

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