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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 long did those who serve in the military have to enlist for in periods of great danger?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 25 years.

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

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

4. 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.

5. What was Polybius of Megalopolis' goal?
(a) Write a book about the Gauls.
(b) Write a book about Rome.
(c) Write a book about the Celts.
(d) Write a book about Hannibal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the battle did the survivors of the battle live by their oath?

2. Why was Polybius brought to Rome?

3. What was there little of in Carthage?

4. Where were the survivors of the Battle of Cannae banished to?

5. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?

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