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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 the Roman do when they liked something?
(a) They called it Roman.
(b) They bought it.
(c) They destroyed it.
(d) They copied it.

2. How much of the Roman senate was in the army going to Cannae?
(a) None.
(b) A quarter to a third.
(c) Half.
(d) All of it.

3. What did the tablet Polybius studied tell the story of?
(a) The chronicle of a Roman prisoner.
(b) Hannibal's early life.
(c) Hannibals's achievement in Italy.
(d) The story of a slave fighting for the Romans.

4. What did Carthage focus on?
(a) Mercenaries.
(b) Policing.
(c) Teaching.
(d) War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was there little of in Carthage?

2. What did Hannibal likely not understand as he rose against Rome?

3. Who was Scipio Aemilianus?

4. How long did those who serve in the infantry have to enlist for?

5. What were gladiators originally meant for?

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