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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the tide of the war start to turn for the Roman according to "Cannae"?
(a) Cannae.
(b) Massalia.
(c) Greta.
(d) Tiber.

2. Where was Polybius of Megalopolis at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Crossing the Italian Alps.
(b) Crossing the FrenchAlps.
(c) Crossing the Swiss Alps.
(d) Crossing the German Alps.

3. Who was Scipio Aemilianus?
(a) The brother of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(b) The son of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(c) The grandson of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(d) The cousin of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.

4. How many Romans died at Cannae?
(a) 58,000.
(b) 148,000.
(c) 48,000.
(d) 38,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

2. How many soldiers survived with Varro?

3. How long did those who serve in the cavalry have to enlist for?

4. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?

5. How long after the battle did the survivors of the battle live by their oath?

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