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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

2. How long did those who serve in the infantry have to enlist for?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 6.

3. What does Robert O'Connell describe the Punic War to?
(a) Napoleonic wars.
(b) The Rose Wars.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) WWI and WWII.

4. How many soldiers fought at Cannae?
(a) 120,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 110,000.
(d) 150,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Polybius of Megalopolis at the start of Chapter 1?

2. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?

3. How many Romans died at Cannae?

4. What did Carthage focus on?

5. What did archeological finds show about Carthage?

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