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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 the senate do after seeing Scipio's answer to his accusers?
(a) Authorize an invasion at the earliest opportunity.
(b) Promote Scipio.
(c) Demote Scipio.
(d) Give Scipio more men.

2. Who accused Scipio of running a lax army?
(a) The Gauls.
(b) The senate.
(c) His enemies.
(d) Hannibal.

3. When did Hannibal learn of his dead brother?
(a) A surviving elephant driver told him.
(b) Scipio sent in his condolences.
(c) His brother's head was delivered to him.
(d) A message was sent by his sister in law.

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

5. What was the problem with basic Roman tactics at Cannae?
(a) The tactic required more cavalery.
(b) The tactic required Hannibal to have his army stand still for a few minutes.
(c) The tactic required no river.
(d) The tactic required space which Cannae was short on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?

2. How did Livy explain Publius Scipio's rise to supreme Roman commander?

3. What wealthy city joined Hannibal?

4. How many books did Titus Livius write?

5. When was the battle of Cannae rediscovered?

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