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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?
(a) Gaullus.
(b) Asianus.
(c) Africanus.
(d) Europeanus.
2. What was the first sign of an invasion at Cannae according to Chapter 2?
(a) Music.
(b) Advanced scouts.
(c) Food supplies arriving 24 hours before the Roman main army.
(d) A dust cloud.
3. How did Hannibal know of the Roman army according to "Carthage"?
(a) He heard from merchants.
(b) He had spies.
(c) He heard the marching band.
(d) He saw the column of dust.
4. How long did those who serve in the cavalry have to enlist for?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 23 years.
5. Why was Hannibal's plan so risky?
(a) His troops were vastly outnumbered.
(b) He would not have been able to resupply in food.
(c) He had no reserve troops.
(d) He had nowhere to run.
6. What was unique about the tablet Polybius studied?
(a) It was inscribed by Hannibal.
(b) It was forged by Hannibal.
(c) It was disctated by Hannibal.
(d) It was touched by Hannibal.
7. What did the tablet Polybius studied tell the story of?
(a) Hannibal's early life.
(b) Hannibals's achievement in Italy.
(c) The chronicle of a Roman prisoner.
(d) The story of a slave fighting for the Romans.
8. How did Carthage deal with failure?
(a) By banishing people.
(b) By using crucifiction.
(c) By imposing fines.
(d) By demoting officer to soldier.
9. How much food did Hannibal's army have before the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 10 days worth.
(b) 3 days worth.
(c) 20 days worth.
(d) 30 days worth.
10. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?
(a) Wait for the cavalery to break the rank and them attack with swords.
(b) Encircle them quickly and charge toward the inside to kill them all.
(c) Charged sword first.
(d) Knocked them on the ground with their shield and killed them with their sword.
11. How did Polybius travel the Alps?
(a) On a carriage.
(b) On an elephant.
(c) On a horse.
(d) Hiking.
12. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?
(a) Gentle and intellectual.
(b) Too political.
(c) Immoral and barbaric.
(d) Good merchants.
13. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?
(a) Carthage.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Sicily.
14. How long after Hannibals's invasion of Italy does Chapter 1 start?
(a) 63 years.
(b) 73 years.
(c) 53 years.
(d) 43 years.
15. Why did Roman soldiers drown in the river during the battle of Cannae?
(a) They feared water.
(b) The stream was too powerful.
(c) They never learned to swim.
(d) Their armor was too heavy.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was Hannibal in Carthage last?
2. What was Polybius of Megalopolis' goal?
3. How did the average Roman soldier feel about the battle to come?
4. Where was Polybius of Megalopolis at the start of Chapter 1?
5. What was the tablet Polybius studied made of?
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