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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many times did Hannibal marry?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

4. What was Hannibal the first to do in the Alps?
(a) Cross it with an organized army.
(b) Raise an army.
(c) Survive winter.
(d) Climb above 8000 feet.

5. What did nations consider Carthaginians to be?
(a) Immoral and barbaric.
(b) Good merchants.
(c) Gentle and intellectual.
(d) Too political.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?

2. What neighbor did Rome have trouble with?

3. What was the common Roman tactic to overpower their enemies?

4. What did Africanus do to protect his father?

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

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