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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 -Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mago do that didn't turn well?
(a) He tried to make a deal with the Gauls.
(b) He tried to cross the Pyrenee.
(c) He tried to attack Seville.
(d) He tried to retake New Carthage.

2. Why were the Roman soldiers reluctant to destroy crops?
(a) The farmers were paying for their protection.
(b) They needed the food.
(c) Nothing would be able to grow back for a full seaon.
(d) They were farmers.

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

4. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?
(a) The longest war of Italy.
(b) The first world war of history.
(c) The first African war.
(d) The last good war of Rome.

5. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?
(a) One for every 15 foot soldiers.
(b) One for every 12 foot soldiers.
(c) One for every 13 foot soldiers.
(d) One for every 4 foot soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Publius Scipio tell the his prisoners to do?

2. How long after Cannae was Hannibal's army annihilated?

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

4. What did Hannibal know about the Roman army?

5. When was Polybius brought to Rome?

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