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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. What did the Romans do after something failed?
(a) They wrote it down for future generations.
(b) They tried the same thing again.
(c) They assessed the situation and learned from it.
(d) They tried something else.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Carthage's reputation with other nations?

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

3. Why did Hannibal choose to fight with the wind in his back?

4. What did the military tribune do to the Roman soldiers for the first time in history?

5. How long did those who serve in the cavalry have to enlist for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Aristotle say about the Carthaginian government?

2. What biases came through in Polybius' writings?

3. What did the author compare the Punic War to?

4. What did Polybius examine when he hiked through the Alps?

5. What did military tribunes do for the first time in history according to Chapter 2?

6. What gave Polybius access to research material?

7. Who was Fabius Pictor?

8. What did Romans discover they needed to learn?

9. What thrived in Carthage?

10. How did some rise in military ranks?

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