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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 Hannibal lose while avoiding the Roman army?
(a) A finger.
(b) A leg.
(c) Sight in one eye.
(d) An arm.

2. What was unique about the tablet Polybius studied?
(a) It was touched by Hannibal.
(b) It was forged by Hannibal.
(c) It was inscribed by Hannibal.
(d) It was disctated by Hannibal.

3. What does Robert O'Connell describe the Punic War to?
(a) WWI and WWII.
(b) Napoleonic wars.
(c) The Rose Wars.
(d) The French Revolution.

4. When did the tide of the war start to turn for the Romans according to "Cannae"?
(a) 216 B.C.
(b) 206 B.C.
(c) 236 B.C.
(d) 226 B.C.

5. How did Carthage usually deal with military problems that arose?
(a) By closing the city and playing dead.
(b) By turning to Rome for protection.
(c) By bribing the attackers.
(d) By hiring mercenaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hannibal want his troops to do to destabilize the Roman army?

2. What hindered Hannibal's army in previous battles against the Romans?

3. What followed the pinning of the center of an army in Hannibal's tactics?

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

5. What was Fabius doing while burning structures and supplies?

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