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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. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?
(a) Mid September.
(b) Mid October.
(c) Mid Movember.
(d) Mid December.

2. How many soldiers survived with Varro?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 12,000.

3. How old was Africanus during his first battle against Hannibal?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

4. What hindered Hannibal's army in previous battles against the Romans?
(a) The heat.
(b) Their slow elephant.
(c) The cold.
(d) The dampness of the ground.

5. How did Hannibal avoid Publius Scipio's army?
(a) By going through marshes.
(b) By marching faster than Publius did.
(c) By hiding in a tree.
(d) By fleeing at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

2. What do historians agree on about Hannibal's troops?

3. How did Hannibal gain the support of the Gauls?

4. Who did Hannibal trick by letting him see his troops and attacking later on?

5. What did he tell the slaves the winner of the fight to the death would earn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Hannibal eluded Publius Scipio?

2. What was the one fact about Hannibal that went without dispute?

3. What reputation did Hannibal have among historians according to Chapter 4?

4. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

5. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

6. What changed for the ghosts of Cannae?

7. Who set up a trap for Hannibal and his men?

8. What did historians agree on regarding Hannibal's travels in Chapter 6?

9. What weakness of Hannibal did Fabius Maximus figure out?

10. What did Hannibal learn about the Roman army by watching them?

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