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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Publius Cornelius Scipio also known?
(a) Gaullus.
(b) Europeanus.
(c) Africanus.
(d) Asianus.

2. What was the area where Rome was not contradicting itself?
(a) Education.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Politics.
(d) Economy.

3. How many Romans died at Cannae?
(a) 148,000.
(b) 48,000.
(c) 38,000.
(d) 58,000.

4. What was Hannibal's army formation like?
(a) A backward letter "C".
(b) A backward letter "B".
(c) A backward letter "L".
(d) A backward letter "P".

5. How did Hannibal gain the support of the Gauls?
(a) He faked a Roman attack.
(b) He attacked a Gaul tribe, killed the men and boys and raped the women.
(c) He paid them.
(d) He killed their leader and took his place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were some of the Roman soldiers left behind?

2. What city did Rome try to take, at first without success?

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

4. When did Hannibal learn of his dead brother?

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

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