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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Africanus do to protect his father?
(a) Round up spearmen.
(b) Round up women.
(c) Round up soldiers.
(d) Round up horsemen.

3. What did Hannibal's troops find in Cannae that helped them?
(a) Grain storage and supply dump.
(b) Horses.
(c) A weaponsmith.
(d) Volunteers.

4. What was Hannibal's army formation like?
(a) A backward letter "L".
(b) A backward letter "P".
(c) A backward letter "C".
(d) A backward letter "B".

5. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?
(a) The last good war of Rome.
(b) The longest war of Italy.
(c) The first African war.
(d) The first world war of history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hannibal willing to take?

2. Why were the Roman soldiers reluctant to destroy crops?

3. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?

4. How did Carthage deal with failure?

5. Where were the Romans not victorious during the Second Punic War?

(see the answer key)

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