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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?

2. How did Hannibal differ from other Carthaginians according to "Hannibal's Way"?

3. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?

4. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?

5. Why did Roman horsemen dismount during the battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Hannibal's armada in mid-September?

2. What did Hannibal know when the Romans dismounted?

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

4. Who was Hannibal met by when they crossed the Alps and what happened?

5. What was the trip like as Hannibal put together his armada?

6. What did the Romans go into the battle thinking?

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

8. What did the Romans turn to?

9. What happened in Rome after the battle in Cannae?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the roles of Polybius of Megalopolis and Titius Livius in recounting the history of the Battle of Cannae.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Second Punic War and the statement that it was the "first world war in the history of humankind."

Essay Topic 3

Examine the impact that Fabius and Minucius had on the leadership of Roman troops.

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