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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who settled Carthage?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Maria.
(c) Elissa.
(d) Louisa.

2. How long did those who serve in the cavalry have to enlist for?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 23 years.

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

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

5. What were Carthaginian's writing mostly about?
(a) Record of transactions.
(b) Plays.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Funny novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the tablet Polybius studied tell the story of?

2. What was the area where Rome was not contradicting itself?

3. When was Carthage settled?

4. How many Romans died at Cannae?

5. What differentiated Romans and Greeks as far as religion?

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