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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 many soldiers fought at Cannae?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 110,000.

2. Why were the Roman soldiers reluctant to destroy crops?
(a) They were farmers.
(b) They needed the food.
(c) The farmers were paying for their protection.
(d) Nothing would be able to grow back for a full seaon.

3. What was Hannibal willing to take?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Risks.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Advise.

4. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?
(a) Mid October.
(b) Mid September.
(c) Mid December.
(d) Mid Movember.

5. What was even more difficult to do than going up icy slopes?
(a) Going down rocky slopes.
(b) Feeding horses.
(c) Going down icy slopes.
(d) Taming elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was established in Hannibal's army during the trip to Italy?

2. When did Hannibal leave for Italy?

3. When did snow close the passes in the Alps?

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

5. How many of Titus Livius's surviving books are about Cannae?

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