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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 cavalry have to enlist for?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 23 years.

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

3. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?
(a) Knocked them on the ground with their shield and killed them with their sword.
(b) Encircle them quickly and charge toward the inside to kill them all.
(c) Wait for the cavalery to break the rank and them attack with swords.
(d) Charged sword first.

4. When did the battle of Cannae take place?
(a) August 2, 206 B.C.
(b) August 2, 216 B.C.
(c) August 2, 226 B.C.
(d) August 2, 236 B.C.

5. Why did ancient historians make their work entertaining and dramatic?
(a) To be used a a recruiting tool.
(b) So it was interesting for school children.
(c) To children could read it.
(d) So it could be shared with illiterates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unique about the tablet Polybius studied?

2. How many assembled bodies governed Rome?

3. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?

4. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?

5. Why did Roman soldiers drown in the river during the battle of Cannae?

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