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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 -Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 did ancient historians believe strongly in?
(a) Their emperor.
(b) Their war.
(c) Their libraries.
(d) Their writing skills.

4. When were the soldiers that survived Cannae allowed to return from exile?
(a) 204.
(b) 203.
(c) 201.
(d) 205.

5. How many soldiers survived with Varro?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 12,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Carthaginians in the military rise in rank?

2. How much food did Hannibal's army have before the Battle of Cannae?

3. What reputation did Hannibal have, according to some historians?

4. Who accused Scipio of running a lax army?

5. What did Publius Scipio tell the his prisoners to do?

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