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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did ancient historians believe strongly in?
(a) Their writing skills.
(b) Their war.
(c) Their emperor.
(d) Their libraries.

2. When was Hannibal in Carthage last?
(a) When he was 15.
(b) When he was 5.
(c) When he was 9.
(d) When he was 19.

3. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?
(a) 32.
(b) 52.
(c) 49.
(d) 15.

4. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?
(a) Encircle them quickly and charge toward the inside to kill them all.
(b) Wait for the cavalery to break the rank and them attack with swords.
(c) Knocked them on the ground with their shield and killed them with their sword.
(d) Charged sword first.

5. What was the first sign of an invasion at Cannae according to Chapter 2?
(a) A dust cloud.
(b) Advanced scouts.
(c) Music.
(d) Food supplies arriving 24 hours before the Roman main army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?

2. How many Romans died at Cannae?

3. What did the military tribune do to the Roman soldiers for the first time in history?

4. Why did Hannibal choose to fight with the wind in his back?

5. Why was Hannibal's plan so risky?

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