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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 infantry have to enlist for?
(a) 6.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

2. How long after Hannibals's invasion of Italy does Chapter 1 start?
(a) 43 years.
(b) 63 years.
(c) 53 years.
(d) 73 years.

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

4. Why did Roman soldiers drown in the river during the battle of Cannae?
(a) They never learned to swim.
(b) The stream was too powerful.
(c) Their armor was too heavy.
(d) They feared water.

5. How did Carthaginians in the military rise in rank?
(a) Using wealth and prestige.
(b) By being elected by soldiers.
(c) During games.
(d) Using their skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much food did Hannibal's army have before the Battle of Cannae?

2. What did archeological finds show about Carthage?

3. How did Hannibal know of the Roman army according to "Carthage"?

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

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

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