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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 did Carthage usually deal with military problems that arose?
(a) By hiring mercenaries.
(b) By closing the city and playing dead.
(c) By turning to Rome for protection.
(d) By bribing the attackers.

2. What was unique about the tablet Polybius studied?
(a) It was inscribed by Hannibal.
(b) It was disctated by Hannibal.
(c) It was forged by Hannibal.
(d) It was touched by Hannibal.

3. Who was Scipio Aemilianus?
(a) The brother of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(b) The grandson of the one of the Roman consul in the Cannae battle.
(c) The son 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. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?
(a) North Africa.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Carthage.

5. What was the problem with basic Roman tactics at Cannae?
(a) The tactic required space which Cannae was short on.
(b) The tactic required more cavalery.
(c) The tactic required no river.
(d) The tactic required Hannibal to have his army stand still for a few minutes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did ancient historians make their work entertaining and dramatic?

3. When was Polybius brought to Rome?

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

5. Who settled Carthage?

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