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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 order did Mago receive from Hannibal?
(a) To return to Italy.
(b) To return to Carthage.
(c) To destroy the Roman army.
(d) To take the city of Ostenza.

2. What was established in Hannibal's army during the trip to Italy?
(a) A rigid chain of command.
(b) A training program.
(c) An inner group of advisors.
(d) 5 small cities.

3. Why did Publius Scipio attack Hannibal's troops?
(a) They were split.
(b) They were unprepared.
(c) They were without cavalery.
(d) They were back to a river.

4. What hindered Hannibal's army in previous battles against the Romans?
(a) The cold.
(b) Their slow elephant.
(c) The heat.
(d) The dampness of the ground.

5. What did Publius Scipio tell the his prisoners to do?
(a) Come fight for Rome.
(b) Train to become gladiators.
(c) Choose how they would die.
(d) Write to their family telling them they were well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are historians incapable of pinpointing the site of the battle of Cannae?

2. How was Carthage's reputation with other nations?

3. When did some aggressive Celts attack Hannibal?

4. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?

5. How many horsemen did Hannibal's army have?

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