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

2. What was the tablet Polybius studied made of?
(a) Steel.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Iron.
(d) Stone.

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

4. What were gladiators originally meant for?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) As a way to kill Christians.
(c) As a way to settle disputes.
(d) Close combat training.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Carthage deal with failure?

4. What were Carthaginians using in battle?

5. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?

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