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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hannibal's troops find in Cannae that helped them?
(a) Volunteers.
(b) Grain storage and supply dump.
(c) A weaponsmith.
(d) Horses.

2. What was the tablet Polybius studied made of?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Stone.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

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

4. 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) Knocked them on the ground with their shield and killed them with their sword.
(d) Charged sword first.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?

2. How many soldiers survived with Varro?

3. How did the Romans signal their incoming battle?

4. When was Carthage settled?

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

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