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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 great military leader did Hannibal admire and study?
(a) The Chinese emperor.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Caesar.

2. How long after the battle did the survivors of the battle live by their oath?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. Why are historians incapable of pinpointing the site of the battle of Cannae?
(a) The river dried out.
(b) Rivers and construction efforts changed the landscape.
(c) Maps of the area were lost.
(d) No location indications are given in the texts.

5. Why was Polybius brought to Rome?
(a) Keep the Greeks under control.
(b) Keep the Gauls under control.
(c) Keep the Celts under control.
(d) Keep the Carthagenians under control.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Polybius travel the Alps?

2. What was the Roman tradition when two armies came to fight together?

3. Why did Roman soldiers drown in the river during the battle of Cannae?

4. What did Hannibal count on to toughen and train his troops?

5. What question about Hannibal's travel is still unanswered?

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