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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

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 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.

3. How did Hannibal avoid Publius Scipio's army?
(a) By going through marshes.
(b) By fleeing at night.
(c) By marching faster than Publius did.
(d) By hiding in a tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Africanus do to protect his father?

2. How old was Publius Cornelius Scipio during the Battle of Cannae?

3. What does the author say is speculation?

4. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?

5. How long did those who serve in the cavalry have to enlist for?

(see the answer key)

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