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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 were gladiators originally meant for?
(a) As a way to kill Christians.
(b) As a way to settle disputes.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Close combat training.

2. What did Fabius Maximus figure out about Hannibal?
(a) That he would probably be defeated.
(b) That his brothers were the weak link.
(c) That his defeat didn't lie on the battlefield.
(d) That his army was invincible.

3. What differentiated Romans and Greeks as far as religion?
(a) Romans were more pious.
(b) Romans had better name for their gods.
(c) Romans did not make human sacrifice.
(d) Romans were praying during battle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hannibal learn what he knew about the Roman army?

2. What did Hannibal lose while avoiding the Roman army?

3. Why are historians incapable of pinpointing the site of the battle of Cannae?

4. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?

5. What was there little of in Carthage?

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