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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hannibal know of the Roman army according to "Carthage"?
(a) He had spies.
(b) He saw the column of dust.
(c) He heard from merchants.
(d) He heard the marching band.

2. What was there little of in Carthage?
(a) Class conflict.
(b) Money.
(c) Patience.
(d) Weapons.

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

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

5. Who settled Carthage?
(a) Maria.
(b) Elissa.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Roberta.

6. What was Polybius of Megalopolis' goal?
(a) Write a book about Hannibal.
(b) Write a book about the Gauls.
(c) Write a book about the Celts.
(d) Write a book about Rome.

7. How long did those who serve in the infantry have to enlist for?
(a) 23.
(b) 6.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

8. When did the battle of Cannae take place?
(a) August 2, 216 B.C.
(b) August 2, 236 B.C.
(c) August 2, 206 B.C.
(d) August 2, 226 B.C.

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

10. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?
(a) Good merchants.
(b) Gentle and intellectual.
(c) Immoral and barbaric.
(d) Too political.

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

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

13. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

14. Why was Polybius brought to Rome?
(a) Keep the Greeks under control.
(b) Keep the Gauls under control.
(c) Keep the Carthagenians under control.
(d) Keep the Celts under control.

15. What did the military tribune do to the Roman soldiers for the first time in history?
(a) Promise them freedom.
(b) Swore an oath of allegiance.
(c) Order them to retreat.
(d) Give them money to fight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many books did Titus Livius write?

3. How did Polybius travel the Alps?

4. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?

5. How did Carthaginians in the military rise in rank?

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