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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 was there little of in Carthage?
(a) Patience.
(b) Class conflict.
(c) Money.
(d) Weapons.

2. How much food did Hannibal's army have before the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 10 days worth.
(b) 20 days worth.
(c) 3 days worth.
(d) 30 days worth.

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

4. What did Hannibal want his troops to do to destabilize the Roman army?
(a) Force them out during a torrential rain.
(b) Force them out at night.
(c) Force them out before breakfast.
(d) Force them out as it was sunny.

5. How much of the Roman senate was in the army going to Cannae?
(a) Half.
(b) All of it.
(c) None.
(d) A quarter to a third.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is speculation?

2. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?

3. How many times did Hannibal marry?

4. Where did Hannibal put together his army?

5. How old was Africanus during his first battle against Hannibal?

(see the answer key)

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