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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 did the military tribune do to the Roman soldiers for the first time in history?
(a) Swore an oath of allegiance.
(b) Order them to retreat.
(c) Promise them freedom.
(d) Give them money to fight.

2. How did Carthage deal with failure?
(a) By banishing people.
(b) By using crucifiction.
(c) By demoting officer to soldier.
(d) By imposing fines.

3. How many books by Titus Livius survive today?
(a) 32.
(b) 15.
(c) 52.
(d) 49.

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

5. What did the Roman do when they liked something?
(a) They called it Roman.
(b) They destroyed it.
(c) They copied it.
(d) They bought it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could cause confusion in the Roman army?

2. How did Carthage usually deal with military problems that arose?

3. What was even more difficult to do than going up icy slopes?

4. Who settled Carthage?

5. What do some historians call the Second Punic War according to " The Fox and the Hedge-Hog"?

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